Open Hand Project

Crowdsourcing Prosthetics

Crowdsourcing Prosthetics

It takes a global village. Companies, non-profits organizations and individuals get together to crowdsource prosthetics by sharing innovation, 3D print manufacturing and funding with the Make The World: Prosthetics program Oct.

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Project Open Hand: Building a Low Cost Robotic Prosthetic Hand

Project Open Hand: Building a Low Cost Robotic Prosthetic Hand

One of the most exciting developments to emerge out of the maker community is the growth of robotic prosthetics. Robots that play games, throw balls, and follow lines around a room are neat, but it’s great to see the development of robots that do something useful, like improving the lives of people who’ve lost their hands.

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