How 3-D-Printed Prosthetic Hands Are Changing These Kids’ Lives | Short Film Showcase

well it was like before having this hand

well it was like before having this hand or like having like any hand it was

or like having like any hand it was

or like having like any hand it was pretty hard I get bullied a lot and like

pretty hard I get bullied a lot and like

pretty hard I get bullied a lot and like I really wanted to be part of a team I

I really wanted to be part of a team I

I really wanted to be part of a team I wanted I wanted out friends I wanted to

wanted I wanted out friends I wanted to

wanted I wanted out friends I wanted to act like I actually had like right hand

act like I actually had like right hand

act like I actually had like right hand and it wouldn’t really care if I had

and it wouldn’t really care if I had

and it wouldn’t really care if I had that

enable is an online global community of

enable is an online global community of volunteers who are using 3d printers and

volunteers who are using 3d printers and

volunteers who are using 3d printers and 3d design software to make prosthetics

3d design software to make prosthetics

3d design software to make prosthetics for children and adults who are missing

for children and adults who are missing

for children and adults who are missing fingers hands and wrists and we’re

fingers hands and wrists and we’re

fingers hands and wrists and we’re giving them away for free one of the

giving them away for free one of the

giving them away for free one of the reasons 3d printing is so well soon as

reasons 3d printing is so well soon as

reasons 3d printing is so well soon as this problem is no two cases are exactly

this problem is no two cases are exactly

this problem is no two cases are exactly the same you know some kids are missing

the same you know some kids are missing

the same you know some kids are missing all of their fingers some are missing

all of their fingers some are missing

all of their fingers some are missing even the palm and the wrist one of the

even the palm and the wrist one of the

even the palm and the wrist one of the reasons we can produce these devices for

reasons we can produce these devices for

reasons we can produce these devices for and kind of incredibly low cost well

and kind of incredibly low cost well

and kind of incredibly low cost well under $100 is these devices are entirely

under $100 is these devices are entirely

under $100 is these devices are entirely body driven purely mechanical so there

body driven purely mechanical so there

body driven purely mechanical so there are no motors there are no sensors there

are no motors there are no sensors there

are no motors there are no sensors there are no heavy batteries so it’s a very

are no heavy batteries so it’s a very

are no heavy batteries so it’s a very lightweight very simple device these

lightweight very simple device these

lightweight very simple device these hands don’t even pretend to look like

hands don’t even pretend to look like

hands don’t even pretend to look like normal hands they’re very different

normal hands they’re very different

normal hands they’re very different these things look like something Iron

these things look like something Iron

these things look like something Iron Man or a superhero what happened the

Man or a superhero what happened the

Man or a superhero what happened the kids love them for that reason once I

kids love them for that reason once I

kids love them for that reason once I had this hand my friends would ask hey

had this hand my friends would ask hey

had this hand my friends would ask hey dude how’s how’s it going like I was

dude how’s how’s it going like I was

dude how’s how’s it going like I was like anything changed it with it is it

like anything changed it with it is it

like anything changed it with it is it working better and like it’s pretty cool

working better and like it’s pretty cool

working better and like it’s pretty cool how they like actually like involved

how they like actually like involved

how they like actually like involved they’re actually like talking to me

they’re actually like talking to me

they’re actually like talking to me about it and like I love this because

about it and like I love this because

about it and like I love this because like I could pick up stuff and I could

like I could pick up stuff and I could

like I could pick up stuff and I could help

it’s been really great to have Karen and

it’s been really great to have Karen and his family come to its appear nine you

his family come to its appear nine you

his family come to its appear nine you know prototype these new idea is to test

know prototype these new idea is to test

know prototype these new idea is to test drive these new hands and to be able to

drive these new hands and to be able to

drive these new hands and to be able to see the higher perspective you know what

see the higher perspective you know what

see the higher perspective you know what this is all about to see how that our of

this is all about to see how that our of

this is all about to see how that our of CAD you know translated into him being

CAD you know translated into him being

CAD you know translated into him being able to hold his coat or zip a zipper

able to hold his coat or zip a zipper

able to hold his coat or zip a zipper better what enable is done is it seems

better what enable is done is it seems

better what enable is done is it seems that they’ve kind of proven that regular

that they’ve kind of proven that regular

that they’ve kind of proven that regular people can design amazing things if

people can design amazing things if

people can design amazing things if they’re given access to the tools I

they’re given access to the tools I

they’re given access to the tools I think it’s pretty cool that I’m one of

think it’s pretty cool that I’m one of

think it’s pretty cool that I’m one of the people actually like testing this

the people actually like testing this

the people actually like testing this out for like a bunch of other people

out for like a bunch of other people

out for like a bunch of other people it’s gonna be really awesome to see it

it’s gonna be really awesome to see it

it’s gonna be really awesome to see it when it’s so big like every kid that has

when it’s so big like every kid that has

when it’s so big like every kid that has a problem like me will have a hand