[AMP-L] Vulcan Augmetics Builds Robotic Prosthetic Arms for Amputees

[Wayne Renardson]

via KR-Asia:

The Vietnamese startup incorporates 3D printing and injection molding 
to create customizable and upgradable prosthetics at affordable prices.  

The Vietnam War ended 47 years ago, but its remnants persist. There are 
hundreds of thousands of unexploded land mines, grenades, and cluster 
bombs buried in Vietnamese soil that continue to injure or kill people 
decades after the conflict ended. In 1982, seven years after the end of 
the war, Dung Trinh was a 12-year-old boy living in Hanoi when a 
retired soldier gave him what he thought was an inert grenade as a 
memento. As a kid, Trinh was intrigued by the small, old handheld 
explosive. One day, driven by his burning curiosity, Trinh pulled its 
safety pin. Seconds later, the grenade exploded. Trinh lost his left arm.  

Two years after the accident, Trinh got his first prosthetic arm. But he 
periodically needed replacements to fit his growing body. His family  
couldn´t afford them.

The rest of the story, with photos, here:  

https://tinyurl.com/ycufqfjy

Wayne R.