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- MIT’s FitSocket 3D prints comfortable and affordable prosthetic limbs Wed, 31 Dec 14, 2:00amAs if losing a limb wasn't hard enough for a person, often the task of finding, fitting and affording a prosthetic limb can be almost as excruciating. Enter MIT's FitSocket technology, which uses 3D scanning, 3D printing,...
- 3D printing can create more comfortable and affordable prosthetic limbs Wed, 31 Dec 14, 2:00amAs if losing a limb wasn't hard enough for a person, often the task of finding, fitting and affording a prosthetic limb can be almost as excruciating. With FitSocket, a technology developed by MIT, a better fit is possible...
- Energy Recycling Artificial Foot Created Thu, 18 Feb 10, 4:22amIt’s not easy walking on a prosthetic foot. Aside from the obvious difficulty of adjusting to an artificial limb, dragging around the weight of the foot exerts a lot of energy — 23% more than walking on a natural...