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Added on the 31/03/2017 14:04:33 - Copyright : RT Ruptly EN
This young girl was one of 20 handicapped children to received a free hand prosthesis as part of a charity drive in the South American country of Uruguay over the weekend. The prosthetics were custom designed according to the desires and needs of each child on a 3D printer by inventor Gino Tubaro from Atomic Lab, a startup which specialises in developing affordable prosthesis for people in need in his home country of Argentina and across South America. Kids were able to choose their favorite colors and try out the 3D printed prosthetics in front of their loved ones. Gino's work brought smiles to the faces of children and parents alike. Together with his partners, Gino also runs 'Hand4Hand,' an affordable 3D printed prosthetics programme, and is in the process of developing an Atomic Printer, a mobile phone-sized 3D printer which is powered by a USB port. 3D printing has so much potential to improve the lives of average people and can greatly bring down the cost of prosthetics.
This is Soekchen a bumbling secretary bird that got a new lease on life after being fitted with a prosthetic leg. This feathered friend suffered a trauma to her leg and vets had to remove the limb. However, she's bouncing around again in the Walsrode Bird Park thanks to her new artificial limb. Soekchen is clearly overjoyed with being able to walk again and grateful to her carers for getting her the help she needed. The four-year-old bird got the new prosthetic leg which was built with the same 3D-technologies as prosthetics for children. In order to create anything with a 3D printer, you first have to make a 3D design using special software. The design is then used by the printer as instructions to form the shape you want. 3D printers place small bits of plastic down as layers, starting from the bottom of the design and slowly adding more layers on top until its ready. And what could have been another sad story turned into the happy ending as Soeckchen immediately became a superstar of the park, attracting more and more visitors. It's no wonder - Soekchen's strange walk seems to have the love of life built into it.
Meet Pooh, a cat who lost his hind legs after being hit by a car. Pooh is now walking again thanks to a one-of-a-kind operation that saw him get fitted with some special prosthetic paws in Bulgaria's capital Sofia. The ten-month-old cat’s new legs, made of polymer and rubber, were produced and implanted in Bulgaria. Following the operation, Pooh regained all of his lost weight and is playing like old times. The operation cost around $1,600 and was paid for by donations given to the animal rescue organisation “Let's Adopt Bulgaria”.
Romina, a Whippet who lost both her front legs in a terrible accident, receives a prosthetic leg printed using advanced 3D technology. Sharon Reich reports.