Students of the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow are working on a biomechanical finger prosthesis for patients after traumatic amputations. The result of their work is to be a durable, mobile, functional and, above all, personalized prosthesis of the future. Thanks to the production based on 3D printing technology, the model will be cheap, easy to replace and available to everyone in need. The non-commercial student project is called AGH UST Helpful Hand – FingerPrint.

AGH students are implementing the project comprehensively: from modelling and construction, through production (printing), to testing. They have already developed four prototypes of prostheses. The aim of the students is to construct a functional mechanical finger prosthesis using 3D printing techniques. – We want our prostheses to help people after the traumatic loss of fingers to regain their full fitness, – say the authors of the AGH-UST Helpful Hand – FingerPrint project.

The project received funding within the “Rector’s Grant 2021” competition, and the latest prosthesis prototype was qualified for the final of this year’s KOKOS Student Structures Competition in the life upgrade category.