e-NABLE is Still Going Strong 10 Years Later
It’s hard to believe that it has been nearly 10 years since the original metal prototype for the first 3D printed e-NABLE device was created for one child in need …
What is e-NABLE?
e-NABLE is an online global community of “Digital Humanitarian” volunteers from all over the world who are using their 3D printers to make free and low-cost prosthetic upper limb devices for children and adults in need. The open-source designs created by e-NABLE Volunteers help those who were born missing their fingers and hands or who have lost them due to war, natural disaster, illness or accidents.
There are approximately 40,000 e-NABLE volunteers in over 100 countries who have delivered free hands and arms to an estimated 10,000-15,000 recipients through collaboration and open-source design to help those in underserved communities who have little to no access to medical care. Our volunteers are working hard to “Give the World a Helping Hand” and would love to have you join us!
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Latest Stories
Using e-NABLE Badges in a High-School Setting
We love hearing from educators who are incorporating e-NABLE in the classroom! While it is always wonderful to hear about the students creating the devices, how this project impacts them, …
Survivors of Traumatic Injury Are Leading an Open Source Revolution in the Dominican Republic
A local amputee fulfills a dream, a rotary club guides a mission, an e-NABLE volunteer redesigns affordable prosthetics, a university adapts a new curriculum. Something remarkable is happening, and the …
e-NABLE Community Expands to Create 3D Printed Animal Prosthetics
In the 9 years since its inception, e-NABLE volunteers all over the globe have 3D printed, assembled, and donated tens of thousands of hand and arm prostheses to people of …
Introducing the New 3D Printed Kinetic Hand Design
This month, designer Mat Bowtell released his long-awaited Kinetic Hand, a new open-source design supported by an illustrated 99-page assembly manual. Initially modeled from a 3D scan of his own hand, the design …
Welcome e-NABLE Bot!
Many of our Hub members may have noticed that not all our members are human these days! To help share community metrics, Mažvydas Sverdiolas has created the e-NABLE bot to share post activity weekly …