The Kinetic Arm is a body-powered device, and is designed to be used by people with trans-radial arm differences, with a functioning elbow to open and close the fingers of the device. The wrist can also rotate into multiple grasp positions.

The included 247 page Kinetic Arm Assembly Manual has been developed by the engineering team, at Free 3D Hands, to be as visual as possible. Each section of the manual links to a Kinetic Arm Assembly Tutorial Video on YouTube to share all of our assembly techniques.

Free 3D Hands is an Australian charity that designs and provides high-quality, low-cost assistive devices for people with upper limb differences, completely free of charge to anyone, anywhere in the world.

The Kinetic Arm design is being released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) open-source license to encourage further innovation in this field, and improve global access to assistive technology.

This design is released for trial and evaluation purposes only, and is intended to benefit certain individuals with specific trans-radial arm differences and is not intended, and shall not be used, for commercial purposes.

The acceptance of this design by Free 3D Hands Ltd, and any such information provided by the design team is presented as is without representation or warranties of any kind, express or implied, and is intended to be a free gift to recipients for the sole purpose of evaluating various design iterations, ideas and modifications. The Kinetic Arm must be used for only light tasks such as picking and placing of small objects, and not for any tasks that could be considered dangerous. Any individual associated with Free 3D Hands Ltd shall not be liable for any injuries or damages resulting from the use of any information or designs provided. The Kinetic Arm is experimental, is not classified as a medical device, and is for evaluation purposes only. In some cases, these devices will not be appropriate for each individual, and consultation with allied health professionals must be sought and obtained before use.

Print Settings

Rafts:

Supports:

Resolution:

0.4mm nozzle, 0.2mm layers

Infill:

Part-specific details in assembly manual

Filament brand:

Not Relevant

Filament color:

Single / Multiple

Filament material:

PLA/PLA+, Elastic TPU

Notes:

Part-specific print settings are detailed in the assembly manual included in the download files.

Kinetic Arm by Free 3D Hands Org

0.2mm layer, 2 walls

0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill