First prosthetic limb printed

It ’ s rare in history for a single limb to make history . But , in 2008 , the world heard about the first prosthetic leg to be 3D printed , offering amputees a new opportunity in life . The following year , the patents moved into the public domain and manufacturers got to work .

Ukrainian school to be 3D printed

As shown by the 2008 prosthetic limb , 3D printing can have an altruistic angle . Now , this technology is moving into battle – almost literally . More than 2,000 schools have been damaged by the Russian invasion of Ukraine . Now , non-profit technology start-up TEAM4UA is working with authorities in Lviv to

3D-print a school in the city .

The worldwide RepRap Project

The first ‘ self-replicating manufacturing machine ’ was created by Dr Adrian Bowyer , in what was known as the worldwide RepRap Project . Bowyer was later awarded an MBE in the New Years Honours for his dedication to 3D printing . manufacturingdigital . com 15