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Not directly about the story, but just wanted to note what a fantastic resource 3d printers are for kids needing prosthetics and other enablement hardware (like
by michaelbuckbee 9y ago
Not directly about the story, but just wanted to note what a fantastic resource 3d printers are for kids needing prosthetics and other enablement hardware (like this walker).
From both a technical and humanitarian perspective I think it's far and away the best current use for consumer level 3d printing.
https://3dprint.com/180365/e-nable-robotel-turkiye-chapter/ https://3dprint.com/180365/e-nable-robotel-turkiye-chapter/
- twic 9y agoA few years ago i learned about a company (well, a couple) trying to make 3D-printed orthotics (back braces and so on) for children, based on scans of their bodies: http://andiamo.io/ http://andiamo.io/ http://andiamo.io/background/ http://andiamo.io/background/ The key thing is reducing the turnaround time; at the moment, the lag between a child getting measured and getting the orthotic means they've grown out of it by the time they get it.