Robohand produces 3-D printed mechanical fingers, hands and arms. The first Robohand ever created was made for five-year-old Liam, who was born with a condition that left him with no fingers on his ...

Using a 3D printer from Makerbot, prosthetic hands can be made in a day or two for a fraction of the cost of traditional prosthetics. What started as a project between two men — South African Richard ...

Robohand is a prime example of necessity being the mother of invention. After Richard van As lost four fingers in a woodworking accident, the South African carpenter discovered that prosthetics ...

Supposing you've had several fingers chopped off in the recent past and you understand how to operate a scissors, Robohand may well have a solution for you. The company began with a fellow by the name ...

A high-tech collaboration between individuals half a world apart has resulted in a new prosthetic hand for a 5-year-old boy — and the creators are making the design free to all. Their cheap, effective ...

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