{"id":21625,"date":"2015-07-28T14:21:08","date_gmt":"2015-07-28T14:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/?p=21625"},"modified":"2017-04-17T12:09:22","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T16:09:22","slug":"developing-3d-printed-products-for-the-elderly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/developing-3d-printed-products-for-the-elderly","title":{"rendered":"Developing 3D Printed Assistive Tools For The Elderly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we age and get older, especially for the elderly, ordinary actions become extraordinarily difficult such as writing, typing, or opening bottle caps. Japanese Designer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tk_tatsuo\">Tatsuo Ishibashi <\/a>was aware of these issues and has created 3D printed products aimed for assisting the elderly and people with a loss in muscular functioning.<\/p>\n<p>Tatsuo&#8217;s Shapeways shop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/shops\/mizulabo\">mizulabo<\/a>\u00a0specializes in &#8220;assistive technology&#8221;, simple and functional designs that lead to lightweight, low cost, and easy handling of functional activities. He models his designs in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.123dapp.com\/design\">123 Design<\/a> by Autodesk and prints them through Shapeways. Below are some examples of his tools.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shpws.me\/IlfZ\">The writing assist tool<\/a> is\u00a0a tool for helping people write with a ballpoint pen.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yApJGF4nl-0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/product\/EB6AVVPS7\/quot-higaki-quot-cap-tab-opener?li=shop-results&amp;optionId=42238269\">Higaki<\/a>\u201d is the tool to remove caps and tabs from a plastic bottle and a can easily.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.shapeways.com\/fragments\/product?spin=EB6AVVPS7\" height=\"652\" width=\"625\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/product\/LSCSJSWL4\/finger-input-device?li=shop-results&amp;optionId=56608412\">Finger Input device<\/a> is a for\u00a0device for making tapping PC keyboard, remote controller, etc easier.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.shapeways.com\/fragments\/product?spin=LSCSJSWL4\" height=\"652\" width=\"625\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tatsuo&#8217;s designs show that\u00a03D printing can be used to make very attractive tools for assisting people and functional tools can be aesthetically pleasing and useful. What are some attractive 3D printed tools you&#8217;ve designed or come across? 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