World First Consumer 3D-Printed Wheelchair

World's First Consumer 3D-Printed Wheelchair Set to Launch in London

Chris Wood | May 9, 2016

We've seen countless projects look to 3D printing as a manufacturing method, from satellite antennas and titanium rib cages, to printed beaks and jaws. Layer Design's new product takes the fabrication technique's unique ability to quickly provide tailored products, and uses it to build a custom wheelchair with an attractive design.

Layer Design unveils world’s first 3D-printed consumer wheelchair. Source: http://us.makemefeed.com/2016/05/05/layer-design-unveils-world-s-first-3dprinted-consumer-wheelchair-1084222.html

<more at http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printed-consumer-go-wheelchair/43219/; related articles and links: https://3dprint.com/106254/hu-go-open-source-wheelchair/ (Meet HU-GO, the open source DIY low-cost wheelchair with 3D printed parts. November 17, 2015) and http://us.makemefeed.com/2016/05/05/layer-design-unveils-world-s-first-3dprinted-consumer-wheelchair-1084222.html (Layer Design unveils world’s first 3D-printed consumer wheelchair. April 5, 2016)>