• Open Source Low-Cost, Portable and High-Performance Bionic Leg

    A new open-source, artificially intelligent prosthetic leg designed by researchers at the University of Michigan and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is now available to the scientific community. As an open-source project, anyone can contribute to improving the leg’s...

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  • Meet HU-GO, the Open Source DIY Low-Cost Wheelchair with 3D Printed Parts

    One of the noblest uses of knowledge and especially the open source one is the willingness to apply it for a distributed social benefit, like in this case: Most able-bodied people don’t really understand exactly how expensive...

    • Posted 9 years ago
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  • OpenBionics Affordable Prosthetic Hands Wins Second Hackaday Prize 2015

    Second Hackaday Prize 2015 goes to open source prosthetics by OpenBionics: Nowadays most prosthetic hands cost dozens of thousands of USD. The OpenBionics initiative (www.openbionics.org) presents a new open-source design for highly functional prosthetic hands. The proposed...

    • Posted 9 years ago
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