Open Source Stories: E-nable

How do you design free, 3D-printable prosthetics for anyone, anywhere? It takes a global volunteer community—and open source.

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e-NABLE

Online global community

e-NABLE is made up of volunteers who use 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 with missing fingers and hands.

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Jon Schull

Researcher at Rochester Institute of Technology

Jon Schull, a researcher at Rochester Institute of Technology's Center for MAGIC (Media, Arts, Games, Interaction, and Creativity), started the e-NABLE foundation in 2013. It has since grown to more than 2,000 volunteers and provided prosthetics to more than 100 people around the globe.

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MAGIC center

Research center at Rochester Institute of Technology

The RIT MAGIC (Media, Arts, Games, Interaction, and Creativity) Center is a university-wide research center with a multidisciplinary, entrepreneurial approach to digital media research and production. MAGIC blurs the lines between art and technology.

Check out the current research