Comments on: This isn’t your Grandparent’s Prosthesis http://johnnyholland.org/2011/04/this-isnt-your-grandparents-prosthesis/ It's all about interaction Sun, 20 May 2012 20:40:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Duann http://johnnyholland.org/2011/04/this-isnt-your-grandparents-prosthesis/#comment-116772 Duann Thu, 19 May 2011 02:13:09 +0000 http://johnnyholland.org/?p=8639#comment-116772 Bespoke Innovations is definitely paving the way for using 3D printing to make customized, aesthetically refined prosthetic limbs and MakerBot is a box of pure awesome for the DIY types. The other angle that is really taking off is with online 3D printing services such as www.shapeways.com where anyone can upload a design to have it 3D printed in a wide range of high quality materials and have them sent direct to them. We are currently seeing over 13,000 items uploaded to Shapeways for 3D printing every month. People who do not yet have the skills to design their own items can customize a wide range of products, again to be 3D printed especially for them. The time is now. Bespoke Innovations is definitely paving the way for using 3D printing to make customized, aesthetically refined prosthetic limbs and MakerBot is a box of pure awesome for the DIY types.

The other angle that is really taking off is with online 3D printing services such as http://www.shapeways.com where anyone can upload a design to have it 3D printed in a wide range of high quality materials and have them sent direct to them.

We are currently seeing over 13,000 items uploaded to Shapeways for 3D printing every month.

People who do not yet have the skills to design their own items can customize a wide range of products, again to be 3D printed especially for them.

The time is now.

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