Robohand Designing 3D-Printed Roboleg Prosthetic
From: Robotic Trends - 05/22/2014
By: Judith Pfeffer

Roboleg uses metal along with the plastic parts, and pneumatic pumps. 

Richard Van As and Ivan Owen, co-founders of Pretoria, South Africa-based
Robohand, are using robotics to help amputees obtain affordable prosthetics.
Van As was inspired to create robotic prothestics after a woodworking
accident in 2011 where he lost all his fingers on his right hand.

Their latest creation, Roboleg, is an extension of their earlier works,
Robofinger, Roboarm and Robohand.  All three are partially made using a 3D
printer, with files and assembly instructions free and downloadable from
Thingiverse, MakerBot's design community. The Roboleg will follow suit, and
those with access to a Makerbot 3D printer will be able to create their own.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.roboticstrends.com/service_healthcare/article/robohand_designing_3d_printed_roboleg_prosthetic/

Links:
Robohand
http://www.robohand.net/

Introducing RoboLeg
http://www.robohand.net/2014/05/introducing-roboleg
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/05/introducing-roboleg