A young boy in Texas is enjoying a new 3D printed hand that allows him to keep up with every day tasks. The boy got the hand through a group called e-NABLE, which gave him the hand free of charge.
While a real life Iron Man suit may be a long way off, a kindergartner in Texas is on his way thanks to a 3D printed prosthetic hand.
5-year-old Keith Harris was able to show of his new high-tech hand on Friday, exchanging high-fives with classmates in Houston. Keith was born with a deformed right hand cause by a condition called symbrachydactyly.
In a shirt that said “Ten Fingers are Overrated,” Kaith showed off the fact that he could even make a fist with the new hand.
“When I first got my hand I thought it would be difficult for me to do stuff with it,” said Keith. “I love it.”
Kim Harris, Keith’s mom, said her son has completely come out of his shell since getting the new hand.
“This is something that’s been really positive that’s come out of having an upper-limb difference,” she said in an interview. “His personality has really come alive. He’s had confidence that’s he’s never had before.”
She continued on to say that while he has only said that he does not like his real hand, he has still had to deal with the unwanted attention that came with his condition.
“He doesn’t like when people stare at him, he doesn’t like when people continue to ask about it,” continued Harris. “So the past five years have been challenging in a sense that there is nothing we can do about it.”
The group behind the 3D-printed hand is called e-NABLE, and they came up with the idea and developed the hand completely free of charge.
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