Galileo Hand: 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand
Maker Faire Bay Area 2015
MAKERS
Ali Lemus
Director of Research and Development in the Computer Science Department in Galileo University (2011) & Turing Lab (2013). Co-Founder Elemental Geeks (2011). Master in Applied Information Sciences (University of Tohoku, Japan 2009).
Julio Fajardo
Electronic Engineering and M.Sc. Industrial Electronics student at Galileo University. Electronic Design Engineer and Embedded Systems Developer of Bionic Galileo Hand at Turing Research Laboratory.
Carlos de la Cruz
Mechatronics Engineer. Research assistant in Turing Lab (2014). In charge of the 3d design models and the mechanical functions of the Galileo Hand.
Low cost, open source, mechanical/bionic, 3D printed, prosthetic hand/arm which is distributed as a do it yourself kit so that people with disabilities can contact their local maker to help them build the system. http://bit.ly/infoGalileoHand
What inspired you to make this project?:
Robohand Project,
the desire to help people,
it was a complex problem which we thought we could improve.
