Printing a New Lease on Life

A 3D-printed exoskeleton gives a little girl use of her arms

Just in case landing on another planet wasn’t cool enough for you today: Emma is two years old, and she was born with a rare disease called arthrogryposis. It caused her to not be able to raise her arms above her head or move and play like a normal child. Thanks to a 3-D printed exoskeleton system called WREX, she can now do that.

The best part? If a piece breaks or needs adjustment as she grows, they can print a new one in no time at all. A heartwarming application of technology.

Previously: An amazing robotic exoskeleton that can help paraplegics walk.

(via KurzweilAI)

Source: kurzweilai.net

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    My company
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    Science’s base use is to help humans to learn, move and do things otherwise unimaginable like see stars or move arms
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    Pretty cool stuff.
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    This is everything I love. Science is beautiful.
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    I can’t express the happy feelings gained from this watching video.
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    You guys…Science. Just look at what it does. This is wonderful on so many levels.
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    OH MY GLOB. Bawling like an infant =[
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    things like this when I am a doctor.
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    This is the part of technology that I love.
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