Posts Tagged ‘3d printing’
Good Ideas Don’t Always Work
Jordan learned about the process of making ideas into a reality earlier this year at the KIDmob Superhero Cyborg workshop. But it’s been a while since she hit a huge wall in the maker process. And we’ve most certainly hit a wall. Last week, Jordan got a new 3D printed design to try and make into…
Read More +Keeping up with Project Unicorn
Ever since Jordan had a chance to spend almost a week in San Francisco with KIDmob and Autodesk to build her vision of a superhero that shoots sparkles from her arm, she’s shown a new version of confidence in her ability to create. Jordan says her superhero’s name is “Girl Blaster.” But our project still has…
Read More +3D Printing with Wonder Woman Power
The Born Just Right community is a stunning group of people. We are from all parts of the world. We have some type of touchpoint in the special needs world – especially limb differences. It’s given us a chance to peek into some amazing developments: From brain research on limb different adults to the growing…
Read More +Turning into a Limb Difference Superhero
Every time I tell Jordan about a new baby born with a limb difference, she cheers. That’s because she isn’t sad about living with one hand. It’s a blessing. How many kids with two hands can say they have a bunch of extra hands? Two-handed kids don’t have a chance to go to Camp No Limits…
Read More +A Chance to Build a Cyborg Tool
There are some really cool opportunities available for kids with limb differences… Including an opportunity to build helpful cyborg tools! Next month, there’s a chance to do just that in San Francisco! If you haven’t heard of Cyborg events before, our friend, 13-year-old David, who has an absent radial bone and thumb on his left hand wrote…
Read More +Prosthetics do not change everything
The awesome expansion of the eNABLE program has made it possible for more and more children to have access to the experience of wearing a prosthetic hand. The media loves it. As someone who used to work in the tv news world, I love the story: A cute child has a chance to flex a…
Read More +The 3D printing revolution wants to meet you
There’s a one-of-a-kind event happening later this month and it kind of kills me that I am going to miss it. But that doesn’t mean you can’t go! e-NABLE is holding a one-day conference bringing 3D printing experts together with prosthetic experts… and maybe even you! The volunteer-based organization is making waves all across the…
Read More +Learning about the new Derek arm
As I’ve written many times before, the 3D printing movement is amazing. The community of engineers, volunteers and visionaries are making really amazing things happen. I’ve watched the evolution of the e-NABLE group as it has raised awareness for open source prosthetic hand designs that anyone can build with specs and a 3D printer. So…
Read More +Camp No Limits has its special moments
There are so many special moments at Camp No Limits… Like when a child learns to tie her shoes for the first time or two kids shake hands while wearing prosthetics. And then there is a random moment when you look up and your daughter is wearing an E-nable hand on her little arm. Um. That…
Read More +3D Hand-Printing Service Stations
I am so thrilled to watch the rapid growth of 3D printing for prosthetics. There is an ongoing community called e-NABLE on Google+ and Facebook that is connecting engineers with 3D printers with children and adults with hand differences. That combination is making it possible for more and more people to get the opportunity to…
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