Helping Hand Vietnam is an initiative started by Fablab Hanoi to provide prosthetic hands for people in Vietnam who lack hands due to war, accidents, or birth. It connects Vietnamese groups and individuals with 3D printers to design and print prosthetic hands based on designs from the e-NABLE community. The process involves measuring the recipient's arm, selecting a design, modifying the design as needed, 3D printing and assembling the prosthetic hand. However, the project faces difficulties obtaining information about all people in need, a lack of devices, materials, and a budget to operate on a wider scale.

1. HELPING HAND VIETNAM
Fablab Hanoi, May - 2016

2. INTRODUCTION

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Problem Statement
• There are still many people without hands in
Vietnam:
▫ War
▫ Accidents
▫ Birth

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Helping Hand Vietnam
• Initiated by Fablab Hanoi
• Join with the e-NABLE community
• Connect Vietnamese groups/individuals having
3D printers to give Vietnam a helping hand

5. FABLAB MODEL

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A House of creative ideas
• A fab lab is generally equipped with an array of
flexible computer controlled tools
• In the world, there are approximately 622 fablab
club in 34 different countries.

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HAND DESIGNS

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Step 1: Preparation
• A pen, a camera, a ruler or tape measure.
• A coin is optional for size reference.

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Step 2:
• Draw lines around both wrists and elbows to
help us easily determine where they are located
from the photos.

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Step 3: Analyse size
• Use to Tracker Software (Download with this
link http://physlets.org/tracker ) to make
distance the sizes on the picture, with the types
requietment that make the treatment .The guide
to video with link
http://youtu.be/4SJxqFE5bDM

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Step 4: Download the hand design
• + Type of hand disability A:
http://webapp.e-nable.me/v1.0
• + Type of hand disability B:
http://webapp.e-nable.me/#welcome

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Step 5: Modify the Design

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Step 6: Print and Assembly
• The guide to video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HVwC3R
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FINISHED PRODUCT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDcUcjQ80x4

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FINISHED PRODUCT (cont.)

23. DIFFICULTIES OF PROJECT

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INFORMATION ABOUT ALL
PEOPLE WITHOUT HANDS
LIVING IN VIETNAM
LACK OF DEVICES AND
MATERIALS
LACK OF BUDGET TO RUN
THE PROJECT WIDELY
DIFFICULTIES

25. THANKS FOR YOUR LISTENING!
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