{"id":1555,"date":"2012-08-01T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T15:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/1555-3d-printing-making-magic-arms.html"},"modified":"2017-04-17T12:44:48","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T16:44:48","slug":"3d-printing-making-magic-arms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/3d-printing-making-magic-arms","title":{"rendered":"3D Printing making &#8216;Magic Arms&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While we focus on the <a href=\"\/gallery\/gadgets\/robotics?sort=\">futuristic<\/a> and <a href=\"\/gallery\/games\">fun<\/a> capabilities of 3D printing, this story shows how it can incredibly impact lives as well.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Emma was born with a condition called arthrogryposis which meant she couldn&#8217;t move her arms. Two researchers, Tariq Rahman and Whitney Sample from the Nemours\/Alfred l. duPont Hospital for Children in Delaware came up with a lightweight device to help her. 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