Amazon 3D Printers could be used to Print Legs - http://clapway.com/2016/01/04/amazon-3d-printers-could-be-used-to-print-legs/

3D printing may be the most interest technological invention that has ever occurred. It started out as fun and games, but the world is finding out that 3D printing is becoming much more than that. Just recently, there was a very inspirational story released on a dog who, with the greatness of 3D printing, can now walk and sit naturally.

INSPIRING STORY ON HOW A DOG RECEIVED PRINTED LEGS

There was a story that was released on a dog named Derby. Derby was born without front paws or front legs. This dog was unable to sit and walk at a natural height. However, this all changed when one person decided to take a chance. Tara Anderson, from Paws and Peace, decided to adopt Derby and she changed the dogs life forever. Anderson works for a 3D printing company, and she decided to print legs and paws for Derby. Now, Derby can walk, sit, and finally feel like a dog!

AMAZON 3D PRINTERS COULD BRING MORE SMILES

This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to 3D printing. There are many Amazon 3D printers that can be bought by companies and people, and they can make a difference as well. Anything that you can imagine can be 3D printed. This story of Derby was truly inspirational, but 3D printing can just be about fun as well. 3D printing will cater to the people who have a huge imagination. New toys for kids can be made and even furniture could be created. This can all be done by finding and purchasing Amazon 3D printers.

AMAZON 3D PRINTERS COULD ALSO SAVE LIVES

As mentioned earlier, 3D printing can be more than just fun and games. 3D printing can be used to make organs and living tissues as well. This is obviously a complex process, but it can be done. This would allow more people to be able to receive transplants. This idea of printing organs and tissues has been discussed for quite a while now.

3D PRINTING IS THE FUTURE

3D printing really opens up the world for endless possibilities. It allowed a dog to be able to finally walk normally and actually feel useful. Now, that might not sound that great, but just think that 3D printing could help thousands more. It is indeed the future of printing.

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Amazon 3D Printers could be used to Print Legs

#Animal inspired #space technology -- coming your way! - http://clapway.com/2015/08/17/nasa-testing-climbing-robots-inspired-by-geckos-436/

Two pairs of sticky feet, a round body and some inspiration by geckos, the amazing lizards that can climb easily on walls, were enough for NASA to create a next generation climbing robot to help the engineers carry repair work on the ISS (International Space Station).

After that and NASA’s new rocket design to get us to Mars, you’ll believe that everything is possible.

GECKOS?

Geckos, according to the Wikipedia are lizards living in warm climates and their size ranges from 0.62 to 23.6 inches. Their toes have an adaptation that allow them to adhere to most surfaces using their spatula-shaped setae on their footpads.

That was the concept that Aaron Parness and his colleagues from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California used and created a material with synthetic hairs, much thinner than a human hair. These hairs bend everytime a force is applied and that’s how the designed material sticks to a desired surface, supporting more than 150 Newtons of force.

“This is how the gecko does it,” Parness says, and you can watch a mini demonstration by the team here.

WHAT DID THE TESTS SAY?

In a zero gravity test, the robots were able to hang on and handle a 22 pounds cube and a 220 pounds person. As with geckos’ toes, the prototype feet that NASA designed did not lose their effectiveness even after 30,000 stick-and-unstick repetitions and the hope is the new material could soon be used on the International Space Station.

The amazing material that was used to develop these revolutionary robotic parts has been tested under extreme conditions and its effectiveness is not influenced by radiation or temperature. Its strength could come handy for ISS employees and NASA has already created different sizes of patches that can be used to hang objects on walls in zero-gravity.

NASA HAS BEEN BUSY LATELY

With the vision to use robot technology beyond the ISS borders (or even in the outer space) Parness and his team of researchers created hand-operated “astronaut anchors,” and they are also testing a lemur climbing robot, which is equipped with gecko super-feet.

Ah, technology.

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