Create the Future: An Engineering Podcast

The Future of 3D Printing Assistive Devices

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First described in sci-fi writing in the '50s, the revolutionary dream of 3D printing became a basic reality in the 1980s. One field that is truly has transformed today is that of assistive tech and prosthetics.

Host Roma Agrawal is joined by:

Willy Allègre, biomedical R&D engineer at Electronic Lab of Kerpape Rehabilitation Center.

Enzo Romero, inventor and researcher building prosthetics that incorporate haptic feedback.

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