3D Printed Custom Dog Wheelchair |The Cool Parts Show #44
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- čas přidán 16. 03. 2022
- Rescue dog and Instagram personality Wobbly Hannah gets her nickname from cerebellar hypoplasia, a condition that affects the part of the brain that controls motion. Her owner Cassidy Drueppel has tried many assistive devices to help Hannah navigate daily life, including wheeled carts - but they weren’t always up to the challenge of supporting a large dog moving unpredictably. Through Instagram, Drueppel connected with Dive Design, an engineering firm with experience in designing and 3D printing custom orthoses, prostheses and other devices for animals. Using a new carbon fiber-reinforced polypropylene from Braskem America, Dive created an anti-rollover wheelchair just for Hannah - earning this project the award for Best Bespoke Solution in The Cool Parts Showcase for 2021.
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- Wobbly Hannah through her Instagram account wobblyhanna...
- Dive Design, creator of this wheelchair www.divedesignco.com/
- Braskem America’s carbon fiber-reinforced polypropylene www.braskem.com.br/usa/news-d...
- Other examples of 3D printing helping animals www.additivemanufacturing.med...
- All of the 2021 winners in The Cool Parts Showcase www.additivemanufacturing.med...
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Wow this is so cool! I love it!
I just made my dog a wheelchair out of a baby stroller and I have some suggestions to streamline this. My dog has degenerative myopathy which is a genetic disease that is incurable and will slowly paralyze them from their hind legs to their front til eventually breathing and eating become an issue😢
Great job everyone!
It was nice to see the use of Autodesk Fusion 360 and Meshmixer in this design.
I was very confused about the 3D printed tubes on your model not being conventional carbon fiber, thinking perhaps that was part of the agreement they had with Braskem. Relieved to see it wasn't used on the actual chair. Still a bit surprising they wouldn't just use the same tubing for the demo. I guess they must have been able to sneak them in on the build table while printing other parts, but it seems like it might have been easier to tweak the connector geometry (if needed) for a different tube size for really cheap pvc pipe, or just make adapter bushings. You could even use carbon look vinyl to hide the pvc... I guess when the only tool you have is a giant printer all your problems look like filament? (I think that's the saying) Great heartwarming video, and congratulations to all involved in helping the animals live richer and happier lives!
This is the coolest thing ever!
Nice to see this one! AM makes new possible!
It´s great helping handicapped dogs with a wheelchair. But what I do not unterstand: this pp-part has no attachement to the wheel chair apart of sitting on the structure? It would make sense if it was hanging in the structure and thus distribute the pressure evenly. But as I understand it, the dog´s weight is still carried by its ripp cage/sternum?
Do you know what vr software they where using to rough sketch the design of the equipment. 8:19 in the video.
how much does it cost to make one?
It depends on the type of device and case but they start at $1500!
Funny 🤣