An orthopedic technician used 3D scanning and printing to design and build a thought-controlled bionic arm and hand for a man born without most of his left arm.

Paul Teupel was born without most of his left arm and has worn prostheses since he was three. He describes his second prosthetic as “a horrible contraption”.

He explains: “ That pushed me to not wear any prosthesis at all for a few years.” It was only when Teupel turned 12 and received a myoelectric prosthesis which enabled him to pick things up and hold them that he began to wear a prosthetic every day. His movement was still restricted, but this was a huge improvement.

In 2017, orthopedic technician Carsten Suhle of Sanitätshaus Klinz of Bernburg, Germany, told Teupel to get rid of his prosthetic arm. Suhle planned to make a prosthetic that was much better than […]

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