Open Source and 3d printing have both long held promise of helping humanity as a whole. Here, they both come together to begin bringing some of that promise to fruition with an awesome looking Open Source 3d printed bionic hand.
From a designboom.com article:
3D printing is a technology that is constantly improving, but as time goes on, the groundbreaking advances fall to a level which allow for the adoption of it accessible to the masses. For one Japanese company called exiii, the 3D printing landscape has helped them to create an electric hand called 'hackberry'. The name represents a vision to 'hack' at problems, and to grow branches that reach out to users. Not only is it more functional than prosthetic hands from a ten years ago, but is also obtainable at just a fraction of the price.
There is also a nice article (but with similar pictures) at gizmodo.com.
(Score: 2) by Nuke on Tuesday June 02 2015, @08:28AM
grow branches that reach out to users
That's really scary; it's what happens in Sci-Fi/Horror movies.
(Score: 2) by mrcoolbp on Tuesday June 02 2015, @01:54PM
Thanks, I added some "i"s
(Score:1^½, Radical)