{"id":12071,"date":"2026-06-01T17:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=12071"},"modified":"2026-06-01T17:48:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T17:48:01","slug":"bronx-physicist-is-first-to-receive-3d-printed-robo-arm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=12071","title":{"rendered":"Bronx physicist is first to receive 3D-printed robo-arm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It\u2019s the Hero he deserves.<\/p>\n<p>For most of his life, Praveen Gowtham avoided prosthetics. <\/p>\n<p>The Bronx physicist, who lost part of his arm at one week old due to a birth defect, found artificial limbs cumbersome, clunky and less mobile than billed.<\/p>\n<p>That all changed last month when he became the world\u2019s first person to be outfitted with Open Bionics\u2019 new 3D-printed Hero FLEX robot arm, a cutting-edge attachment for above-elbow amputees.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Praveen Gowtham shows off his state-of-the-art robo-arm.  <span class=\"credit\">Open Bionics \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Within an hour of the procedure, the Bronx-based scientist, 43, was accomplishing tasks he rarely did with previous prosthetics \u2014 like holding his dog\u2019s leash, or opening drink containers unaided for the first time.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI can hold a bottle and then torque it the other way,\u201d Gowtham told The Post. \u201cThat makes a huge, huge difference, and I\u2019ve already noticed that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The device can even give someone the finger, revealed Gowtham, who went from wearing prosthetics for at most a half-hour per day to donning this cybernetic enhancement nearly full-time.<\/p>\n<p>Released just last month, the Hero FLEX is the first above-elbow socket from Open Bionics, a UK-founded tech firm that has the distinction of producing the world\u2019s first clinically approved 3D-printed bionic prosthesis.<\/p>\n<p>The arm employs advanced robotics and AI and syncs with one\u2019s muscle signals, allowing users to use multiple grip patterns and perform a variety of everyday tasks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>His bionic hand offers Gowtham great flexibility compared to other prosthetics. <span class=\"credit\">Open Bionics \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Like a high-tech Swiss army knife, it can be equipped with activity-specific attachments, too, ranging from gardening tools to a bridge for playing pool, before being swapped back to a bionic hand for regular use.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s pretty easy and intuitive to kind of switch between them,\u201d said Gowtham, who originally hails from Morningside Heights near Columbia University. \u201cBut I think the real winner is that it\u2019s super lightweight and breathable \u2014 that\u2019s the major one.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>This comes as 3D tech is revolutionizing medicine by offering patients the chance to recreate body parts that are customized to a patient\u2019s anatomy. Recent examples have included an artificial knee implant in the UK that was tailor-made for the patient\u2019s leg and a UK man who became the recipient of the first-ever 3D-printed eyeball in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>For Gowtham, it filled a literal void he\u2019d experienced since infancy.<\/p>\n<p>At 8 days old, Gowtham suffered a birth defect that cut off the blood supply to his right arm; to prevent gangrene from setting in, doctors had to amputate the limb below the elbow.<\/p>\n<p>Growing up one-handed presented both psychological and physical challenges. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would be playing basketball or something, and then one of my laces would come undone, and then it was, like, \u2018OK, well, what do I do now?\u2019\u201d He said. \u201cThen I\u2019d have to ask a friend to tie my shoes in the middle of a game, and everyone\u2019s looking.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Gowtham is even able to walk his dog using the new device. <span class=\"credit\">Open Bionics \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pursuing a career in experimental physics was especially difficult given that it was such a \u201ctactile\u201d vocation, requiring him to perform precise tasks like soldering components of circuit boards measuring under a millimeter in length.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI helped to design and build or repair some of this ultra-high vacuum [chamber] equipment, and that kind of stuff requires both dexterity but also strength,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, he learned to improvise \u2014 but, still, he wished better prosthetic options had existed earlier in his life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a point early on where I didn\u2019t have a prosthetic at all, and it would\u2019ve been really nice to have a good one,\u201d he lamented.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cI helped to design and build or repair some of this ultra-high vacuum [chamber] equipment, and that kind of stuff requires both dexterity but also strength,\u201d said Gowtham, shown working in his lab. <span class=\"credit\">Open Bionics \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gowtham\u2019s frustration came from experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had had some experience with very sophisticated prosthetics that were highly non-breathable and extremely heavy,\u201d he said. \u201cIt had too much functionality to actually be useful, if that makes any sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that the \u201cold hook that I had in first grade was better.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>Over time, Gowtham followed light-speed advances in prosthetic tech and eventually reached out to Open Bionics during a time when they were still developing an above-elbow iteration of their prosthetic limbs.<\/p>\n<p>After waiting a year, he was finally outfitted with the life-changing synthetic, which fit like a glove.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The researcher said it responded seamlessly to his muscle movements while the fingers boasted a degree of articulation he had not encountered before.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because each \u201cHero FLEX socket is 3D scanned and printed to fit your exact anatomy,\u201d according to the manufacturer\u2019s site, with MyoPods (wireless sensors) \u201cplaced where your muscle signals are strongest, giving you intuitive, responsive control from the moment it is fitted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sensors, which require no surgery, detect how Praveen moves his muscles\u00a0tied to pressure, tension and speed of joint flex, then translate them into bionic finger motions via a Bluetooth connection with the hand.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, there\u2019s barely any delay between the muscle twitch and the corresponding finger movement.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, at just two pounds, it was significantly lighter compared to nine pounds for a prior model.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Wireless sensors detect muscle movements and translate them into finger motions. <span class=\"credit\">Open Bionics \/ SWNS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And while the scientist ironically uses the FLEX more for coding than handling laboratory hardware, it has helped him excel at home tasks from soldering to lifting boxes and even cutting things in the kitchen without slicing \u201cmy stump off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Plus, there\u2019s noticeably less of a stigma, perhaps a credit to our increasingly tech-saturated society, where advancements like Elon Musk\u2019s Neuralink, myriad helper bots and AI are accompanying people at every turn. <\/p>\n<p>Open Bionics even makes \u201cStar Wars\u201d and superhero-themed arm covers to help wearers blend in if need be.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gowtham said that society hasn\u2019t evolved to the point where artificial limbs will offer Iron Man-level improvements rather than simpler aids \u2014 but he can imagine that future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s still before the era where I would say it\u2019s functionally something where you would be, like, \u2018Oh, maybe I should upgrade to my cyborg hand,&#8217;\u201d he said. \u201cBut are the attitudes kind of shifting towards that idea? 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