how cheap 3d printers built a replacement hand for a five year old boy

[KarameaDave]

Brilliant! These things are set to change the world.

http://arstechnica.com/information-t...-year-old-boy/

[gary67]

I have a reprap 3d printer

[kahawai chaser]

Good read, and collorabative effort of caring tech people to help out, without real commercial sponsorhip.

[fred_fish]

Good read, and collorabative effort of caring tech people to help out, without real commercial sponsorhip.

So the goal is to advance the technology and help people, rather than to extract as much profit as possible from the 'handless 5 year old' market.

[kahawai chaser]

Or transfer the handless tech design into another project, which the programmer mentioned - the war vets - then maybe miltary - as a profitable goal.

[mikebartnz]

Good read, and collorabative effort of caring tech people to help out, without real commercial sponsorhip.

Agreed and he seemed like a nice lad too. What amazes me is the number of people I see that have a reason to b!tch about life are often the most positive.