Daniel Omar was only 14 the South Sudanese government dropped a bomb on rebel forces nearby, and the he lost both his arms. With the help of philanthropist Mick Ebeling , co-founder and CEO of research firm Not Impossible Labs, Daniel was able to feed himself for the first time in two years. The printed arm and hand will give him simple basic abilities. It will give him the ability to care for himself and do simple light duty tasks. Daniel won’t be able to lift heavy objects or control his fingers with great precision. The prosthetic is affordable, and is being produced locally, so it also serves as an economically viable stand-in until the tech for 3D-printed prosthetics improves and comes down in cost in the coming years.
Not Impossible Labs has its own little lab at a local hospital and is able to print prosthetic arms for $100 a pop in fewer than six hours. Meanwhile, Daniel not only got his left-arm prosthetic in November, but he is currently employed at the hospital helping to print prosthetics for others.
Not Impossible Labs, which has already fitted others with arms, says it hopes to extend its campaign to thousands like Daniel. It’s even made the design open source in the hopes that others around the world will be able to replicate the project, setting up similar labs to provide low-cost prosthetics to those in need.
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3D LIMB WON’T GET A TINY FRACTION OF THE ATTENTION THAT WILL BE LAVISHED ON 4K TVS, TABLETS AND ASSORTED OTHER GADGETS AND GIZMOS. BUT IT’S HARD TO IMAGINE ANY OTHER DEVICE HERE DOING MORE TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. -HARRY MCCRACKEN,
Mick Ebeling is the founder of The Ebeling Group (TEG), an award-winning, international production company and creative think tank that represents some of the world’s leading design/director collectives. TEG’s most well-known projects include the main title sequence for the James Bond 007 film, “Quantum of Solace” and the ever-referenced Will Ferrell film “Stranger than Fiction” graphics.
