Boy receives 3D printed 'Iron Man' hand
3-year-old, Rayden Kahae was born with a condition called amniotic band syndrome; he has no fingers on his right hand.
His parents had always wanted to get him a prosthetic hand but the medical route was proving to be too expensive.
They then heard of a charity that makes the hand devices for an absolutely low cost. The charity, called E-NABLE, created the prosthesis using 3-D printing.
What makes it so cool is that Rayden’s mechanical body-powered hand looks like just Iron Man’s hands, his comic book hero!
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Another amazing fact is that this charity was started by a prop maker from the US, Ivan Owen and a carpenter from South Africa, Richard Van As, who lost some of the fingers on his right hand in a woodworking accident. The men collaborated to create a prosthetic hand device for Van As.
They then helped a young South African boy named Liam and gave him the first 3D printed hand prosthesis.
It gets better. Then men gave the plans away, for free, so now anyone who needs the device can make the prosthesis or ask someone to do it for them.