Release date: 2016-12-21
3D printing can help people who have experienced medical nightmares live more normal life. This is what the 11-year-old British girl Tilly Lockey experienced. When she was a baby, she lost her hands because of meningitis. But now, she has begun testing 3D printed prosthetics from 3D printing bionic pioneer Open Bionics. Open Bionics' latest product is a fantastic arm inspired by the game video of Deus Ex, which can even have a thumbs up.
Tilly is actively involved in the development of bionics. She tests products, provides feedback and travels around the world to popularize the concept of 3D printed prosthetics and raise funds. This inspiring girl has raised funds for meningitis since 2007. She is a fighter. Now, Tilly is determined to work with the best developers in the world to develop the next generation of prosthetics, giving these children a chance to live a normal and active life.
In fact, Tilly died almost in 2007 because of meningitis. But nine blood transfusions saved her life, although the recovery process was very long and arduous. Fortunately, meningitis does not seem to affect the girl's brain, but her toes begin to fall off one by one, and her hands need to be amputated. Her one leg is also shorter than the other, and it has stopped growing.
Since then, Tilly's family has been working hard to raise awareness of meningitis around the world, especially through a variety of charities supported by many British and international celebrities. Tilly also often appears in the spotlight to evoke awareness of meningitis and raise funds for her own hand prosthesis. Because the cost of a hand prosthesis is about $20,000. “Tilly likes to appear in the media, she likes to help prosthetic companies, which makes her feel that she is doing something to help the world,†said Tilly's mother Sarah. In the eyes of others, Tilly is one of the stars of Comic-Con in San Diego, USA, where she talks about her own experiences.
The Lockey family reached out to Open Bionics through these activities. Open Bionics is a startup founded in 2013 by Joel Gibbard whose goal is to develop low-cost prosthetic substitutes through 3D printing. Projects initiated by Joel Gibbard, a graduate of the University of Plymouth, Robotics, and crowd-funding at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory. Open Bionics recently won the James Dyson Award in the UK and plans to release it sometime next year. “We saw a video link about Open Bionics and Deus Ex wanting to develop and display at Comic-Con in San Diego, and we all looked at it. It made us excited again for prosthetics,†Sarah recalls.
To make the right prosthesis, Open Bionics sent a 3D scanner via email, and they asked Tilly's parents to scan one of her arms. This data was then used to build models that enabled Open Bionics to test their designs on actual patients. The arm was inspired by Adam Jenson of Deus Ex, Adam Jenson wearing a very cool bionic arm in Deus Ex, and game developer Eidos Montreal was actively involved. “Tilly is very happy to work with Open Bionics. She likes this experience. I think this is an opportunity because she just started to lose some of her confidence, but this move brought her confidence back,†her mother said.
Tilly especially likes the arms of superhero themes. "You can make great gestures with this arm. You can give a thumbs up. It's really cool. I like to look like a superhero. I like to look unique." Tilly said to the mirror. Tilly's feedback, especially on heat, weight and suitability, is currently being used to update open bionic designs. “It’s really helping them, they need to work with kids who wear bionic arms. Developers can’t feel how the bionic arm works and how it was used by an 11-year-old. This is Tilly. The benefits.
Tilly is determined to make her life more complete. "I found out how to do things myself," she said. "I will teach myself to do things. I am watching my grandmother open the bag, I saw that she used the teeth. So I practice, I keep trying, I have decided how to be myself." This determination is the most inspiring. of.
Source: 3Ders.org
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