Posts: 17,196
Threads: 5,952
Joined: Jan 1970
Reputation:
78
I think it is fantastic that we have new technology and they are using it to help injured animals.
The amazing thing is the generosity of the people working with the technology. In each case they have to find a new solution. None of the animals has the same need. They jump in there and find a way and if the first idea doesn't work they keep trying new things. The goose with the prosthetic in priceless. He just know he can walk. He doesn't care how or why.
Animals adapt very well to handicaps. We could learn from them and of course working to produce new limbs is teaching the people who use the printers. Who knows what they will be able to build some day.
Catherine
Posts: 17,196
Threads: 5,952
Joined: Jan 1970
Reputation:
78
It really is incredible the things they are able to do. The printed limbs will transform lives and the whole field of prosthetics.
I think the possibilities are endless.
Customized shoes and clothes and even organs will change how we live.
What I would hope for is 3D printed foods. Various soya products can have tastes that we like, but they also need to have texture and shape. We could 3D print soya meat substitutes that people would eat. That could transform the food industry. The future has possibilities.
I admit the 3D printed car is pretty nice too.
Catherine
Posts: 1,335
Threads: 87
Joined: Oct 2015
Reputation:
6
I don't really understand how the 3D printing is done but it looks fascinating and very helpful.