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Engineering Students Design Prosthetic Limbs for Children
3D-printed devices provided free to families in need.
A team of Biomedical Engineering students has launched a project designing and 3D-printing prosthetic limbs for children in developing countries. The devices, which cost less than $50 to produce, provide mobility solutions for families who cannot afford commercial prosthetics.
The project has already provided devices to 25 children in Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines through partnerships with international NGOs.
"Engineering should improve lives," said project leader Emma Chen. "Seeing a child walk for the first time because of something we created—there's nothing more rewarding than that."
