Justyna Stasiewicz is a jewelry designer who worked several times modelling in 3D her jewelry creations. Few months ago she had the chance to meet the Open BioMedical Initiative, discovering the opportunity to help people in need following a new approach based on collaboration and new technologies such as 3D printing. The volunteer recently created…
Ivan Owen’s initial idea has grown into the open-source e-NABLE Community, volunteer army with nearly 10,000 participants in 40 countries, bringing 3D-printed prosthetic hands to kids everywhere. By sharing open-source designs online, any tinkerer with a 3D printer and a nearby hardware store can print and assemble various assistive devices for needy people in their…
15 students from the Rome-based Massimiliano Massimo Institute have teamed up with 20 volunteers and 69 additional students from the local “Making 3D Printers” class to launch a crowdfunding campaign to provide 3D printing technology to two hospitals in Africa. Together, the 15 students and their collaborators have launched the Crowd4Africa campaign on the Italian…
We like those initiatives alot, here is a special one from OpenBionics as reported by Opensource.com The next generation of bionics Open Bionics is thrilled to announce the next generation of bionic hands. From the Marvel Universe, hot out of Tony Stark’s workshop, the Iron Man hand. Artwork designed in collaboration with Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB and…
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