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DOD working toward fully functional prosthetic arms

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (Army News Service, Feb. 1, 2012) -- A robotic arm, dubbed "Luke," after the Jedi with the mechanical hand, served as the centerpiece for a Jan. 31 discussion here regarding ...
Business Wire

Ambionics Achieves Breakthrough Development of Unique Child Prosthetic With Stratasys 3D Printing

While the NHS takes 11 weeks to convert the plaster cast of the arm into a wearable prosthetic, Ben Ryan was able to produce the prosthetic in only five days. With the flexibility to keep the scan on ...
The Hill

Is this 3D-printed robotic arm the future of prosthetics?

It is projected that there are more than 57 million amputees worldwide and only about 5 percent of them have access to prosthetic care and technology. Those that do have access to prostheses are often ...
Houston Chronicle

Willowbrook-area company creates functional prosthetics for children who have lost limbs

LINDA Putback-Bean knows her share of overachievers. The infants and children she fits with prosthetic limbs tend to excel at most of the challenges they take on in life. "I swear God gives them extra ...