Inside the engineering lab wing at the University of Victoria is a team of engineers working to make a difference in developing countries.
“ that designs and deploys 3D-printed prosthetic arms,” said Michael Peirone, CEO of the Victoria Hand Project.“The reason why we use body-powered devices is that it keeps the costs much lower,” said Peirone.
“Earlier today, I was speaking to another group that is helping in the region and they said that it could be around 10,000 people that need prosthetic limbs,” said Peirone. The charity is now looking for contacts in Ukraine that will help it to establish an operation in that country.
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