3D Printing Technology thanks to Daniel So Boy ' Iron Man '

Become Iron man? who wouldn't want to? the kids definitely idolizes Iron Man, and they will surely dreamed of being an Iron Man, a strong man and a hero of the world. But it looks like that's not likely to happen in the world is because Iron Man only in movies, but thanks to the technological advances now everybody even kids can be an Iron Man following his story.

Prosthetic, or better known as false legs or hands (artificial) ex3D Printing Technology thanks to Daniel So Boy ' Iron Man '
perienced a fairly rapid technological developments, along with the development of information technology are also growing fast.

Latest technology industry to print 3D (three dimensional) brings benefits to making this prosthetic, as experienced by Daniel Hobbs, 11 year old child birth United Kingdom who now lives in Spain.

Friends-temang Daniel menjulukinnya Iron Man because he wears a prosthetic left arm. Although he was born without a hand, but she was born at the beginning of the revolution, where 3D printing technology provides new ways to cope with the challenges of life.

When Daniel was a fetus was five months in the womb, her parents got word of their son's sad that candidates have the disorder.

They were of course grateful that candidates of their children will be healthy, but they also have to learn that their child's candidate will have trouble in the future.

Since the age of 7 years, Daniel has been wearing fake hands who've helped him do many things. The hand can open and close (like claws) but have limited capabilities.

Medical prosthetic technology used is very expensive because it must continue to be remade to be adapts to the body of Daniel that continues to grow.

Intel then teamed up with 3D Systems, a company that specializes in large scale 3D printing, to make Daniel prosthetic cheaper.

"I was inspired to push the limits of this kind of technology," said Evan Kuester, applications engineer at 3D Systems.

She began collaborating with Daniel and his first step is to scan the second hand Daniel to ensure the scale and size of the corresponding prostetiknya.

Kuester needs some time trials to get the best results, but finally, Kuester could make a 3D print prosthetic that could really get out of the printing press as a unity, with a small fee.

He also said that he had printer machine using hand prints Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), which is powered by Intel Core processors. Laser cross section drawing hand to very fine nylon powder repeatedly until it merges into a sturdy plastic.

"It takes about eight hours to print out the hand," said Kuester. He also added that the cost of prosthetic technology that integrates with around USD 400.

Kuester said most people who wear fake hands still continued using their hands only to a lot of things because it has no prosthetic fine motor abilities.

He said the prosthetic print 3D shape is customizable, so you can print the hand as if for a specific purpose, such as holding a hammer, pick guitar or violin bow, and can be exchanged when necessary.

For Daniel, with a prosthetic that is lighter, weighing less than one kilogram, could make it more cool, with hands like Iron Man made it so famous. Daniel also became more confident, and his entire family could see any changes.

To make the experience of his own, Kuester hands to Daniel very touching it. "It makes me feel thankful to know that some of the things I make are really having an impact on people's lives