Prosthetic 3D printing specialist开放式仿生学已将仿生武器交付给德国的一家设施，在那里受伤的乌克兰士兵正在接受地雷伤害。
Controlled by sensors activated in the forearm, the firm’s Hero Arm features a moveable thumb and fingers that enable users to grasp objects more effectively than traditional prosthetics allow. Having recently been fitted with Open Bionics’ device, Vitalii Ivashchuk, one of those being treated, says he already has a “very cool feeling” with it, and has expressed his gratitude for its daily functionality.
“I cannot describe it. I am pleased that I have such an opportunity to get such a functional prosthesis,”Ivashchuk告诉Forces.net。“我什至不希望。当应用电极并有机会测试该假体时，我只是喜欢它。我很高兴地说。”
开放仿生学的人道主义使命
Since Joel Gibbard founded Open Bionics with Samantha Payne in 2014, the firm’s prosthetic 3D printing efforts have gone from strength to strength. The Bristol-based business, which has previously been recognized with gongs such as the詹姆斯·戴森工程奖，其成功归功于其专有英雄臂。
英雄手臂既既有坚固又不使用，又被销售为“世界上最负担得起的多围栏假体”，具有多围栏功能和“赋予美学能力”。尽管在英国进行了设计和制造，但现在可以在全球800多个地点的截肢者和儿童使用轻巧，负担得起和可定制的肌电假体。
英雄部门上诉的主要驾驶员是在医疗界的接受，开放式仿生学参加了临床试验在2017年，这为此奠定了基础。从那以后的几年中，该公司还倾向于受欢迎的举措，例如启动官方金属齿轮固体仿生臂, while expanding to address new applications.
例如，在2020年，一位在阿富汗失去了一部分手臂的英军退伍军人成为第一个在NHS上获得3D印刷英雄手臂的人。作为临床试验的一部分安装，设置为评估更广泛地提供人造四肢的可行性，假肢恢复了他的手的使用，因为他在2008年失去了一部分手臂陷入迫击炮事件。
当时，士兵达伦·达兹·富勒（Darren'Daz'Fuller）说，“成为第一位获得英雄手臂的老兵真是太棒了”，但他希望成为许多人中的第一个。随着Open Bionics最新计划的消息，Daz似乎现在可能正在得到他的愿望。
A ‘superhuman’ Ukrainian relief effort
开放式仿生学became involved in its latest prosthetic 3D printing initiative when it was contacted about the injuries suffered by Ivashchuk and his compatriot Andrii Gidzun. Both were hurt in mine explosions that caused injuries to their hands, which ultimately led to amputations. In response, Gibbard and his team have flown to Germany, where they’ve helped local medical staff fit the pair with bionic hands.
However, the project hasn’t been set up in isolation, and is actually being organized by the charitable foundationSuperhumans。受支持万事达, the organization aims to raise £33 million towards the building of a specialist hospital in Lviv, Ukraine, where those who have lost limbs as a result of Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country last year, can be treated.
With a reported 82,000 sq. kilometers of Ukrainian territory now covered with landmines, it’s thought the number of people affected by such injuries is only likely to rise further. As such, the Superhuman foundation is now working with Ukraine’s Ministry of Health and Open Bionics to expand its prosthetic, rehabilitation, and counselling services, so that it better meet the needs of the country’s citizens.
“超人人类的理念是，我们的患者在家里，家人旁边，用自己的语言获得最好的医疗服务，”超人首席执行官奥尔加·鲁德纳瓦（Olga Rudneva）补充说。“一旦超人中心开放，每年最多需要3,000名患者。感谢合作伙伴和捐助者，所有服务将为患者提供免费。”
3D印刷在乌克兰
自从俄罗斯入侵乌克兰以来，3D印刷公司一直在寻求以任何方式向该国提供支持。战争开始后，Sygnis和3年推出了“反坦克技术”倡议帮助生产和分发3D打印的医疗，战术和保护设备。
Elsewhere, the3D printing industry shut out Russian firms, with the likes ofEOS,3D系统,生命值以及更多，在俄罗斯的入侵中立场。实际上，Zortraxeven broke off negotiations with a Russian investor shortly after the war started in earnest.
In construction, firms such as冰工业服务已经致力于通过3D打印重建乌克兰，尽管战争仍在继续愤怒。去年，首席执行官托马斯·瓦内克（TomášVránek）在去年在3D印刷行业讲话时透露，他的公司打算在全国各地的检查站部署该技术来重建军事障碍。
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Featured image shows a Ukrainian soldier Vitalii Ivashchuk with his 3D printed arm. Photo via Melinda Haring, the Superhumans Centre.
