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We’ve seen how 3D printing can be incredibly useful not just for making products or creating novelty items, but how it can also be used in the medical community. Back in 2013 we talked about how 3D printers have managed to 3D print skull implants and it seems that over in the Netherlands, one woman was the recipient of such an implant.

The operation took place about 3 months ago, but the Dutch News recently reported on how the operation was successful and how the woman has been going about her day perfectly fine with her 3D printed skull implant. The implant was printed by an Australian firm while the operation was conducted at the Utrecht University’s Medical Center in the Netherlands. (more…)

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All of those images of a dystopian future where mankind is enslaved by giant robots don’t seem so terrifying if these inflatable air-powered alternatives are realized. Not only do they seem downright adorable and huggable, they’re also incredibly easy to make once a mould has been 3D printed.

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Maybe the most practical dream of a 3D-printing future is on-demand widgets. Missing Ikea pieces, just a button-press away. But what about instant tools, completely assembled and usable straight from the printer? That future’s almost here.

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Even though 3D printing has become popular over the years, the technology isn’t widespread in the market. When they first materialized, 3D printers were quite expensive. Over the years costs have come down significantly, but there’s a lot more that needs to be done if companies want to put a 3D printer in every home. HP might have figured out how to do just that. CEO Meg Whitman told investors during the company’s annual shareholder meeting conference call that HP is going to make a “big technology announcement” regarding 3D printers in June.

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HP 3D Printers Expected In June original content from Ubergizmo.

Peter Binkley is one person who is knee deep in developing open-source mechanical hands via an organization which is known as E-Nable, and he makes use of a Solidoodle 3D printer for his 3D printing needs. One of the main reasons that he decided to join up with the movement would be to build an assistive device that is now known as the Talon Hand 2.0 with his son Peregrine Hawthorn, as Peregrine wanted one to use himself.

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Talon Hand 2.0 Prosthetic Hand Created By Father For Son original content from Ubergizmo.