Athletes gear up for Rio Olympics with 3D Printing

Veronica Yoko Plebani, an Italian athlete who suffered impairments to both hands and feet due to bacterial meningitis, is now ready to hit Rio Olympics 2016 with the help of 3D Printing. Marco Avaro, a Biomedical Engineer and part of the WASPmedical team 3D printed the perfect braces for Veronica to hit up the canoeing.

Source: http://www.3ders.org/articles/20160906-wasps-3d-printed-prostheses-could-send-two-italian-athletes-to-glory.html

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