Buttercup the duckwas tolerate with his left infantry turn backward , give it well-nigh inconceivable and extremely painful to take the air . But now he ’s waddling again with a 3D - printed ft .
Buttercup was born in a high school biology lab in November . Because of his dirty dog animal foot he was given toFeathered Angels Waterfowl Sanctuaryin Arlington , Tennessee . The organization ’s Mike Garey , a software system engineer , take in Buttercup , and begin searching out solution to get Buttercup walk again . He landed on 3D modeling companionship , NovaCopy , which 3D printed Buttercup a brand new webbed substructure , base on photos of Buttercup ’s sister Minnie ’s left animal foot .
NovaCopy knew that traditional charge card used in a lot of 3D printers would n’t work because the material is too stiff . Instead , it created a mold that was used to vomit up a more malleable silicone polymer foot for Buttercup . The form is attached to Buttercup ’s pegleg with a sheath , sort of like a flexible silicone air-sleeve . And last night , Buttercup ’s take over pop finally finished attach the prosthetic , and Buttercup is dodder like a well-chosen , normal duck . you may see a first look of the new foot in natural process in this video Garey shot last night :
Every prison term you think of a dazed , dinky 3D - printed plaything you do n’t give a crap about , just commend that there is an adorable duck out there walk thanks to the very same appendage . [ Feathered Angels , Buttercup the DuckviaCNETviaTreeHugger ]
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