Innovative Collaboration: Sculpteo and My Human Kit Revolutionize Prosthetics

Sculpteo has announced a collaboration with My Human Kit, a French association specialising in inclusive innovation in the design and manufacture of personalised, accessible, and sustainable prosthetics. Conceived and developed by Nicolas Huchet, co-founder of My Human Kit and himself a forearm amputee, the Bionicohand is an open-source bionic hand, fully documented online, and can be reproduced and adapted anywhere in the world according to the company.

Thanks to the availability of the bionic hand, Baptiste, a young amputee who discovered the Bionicohand during the Cyblathon, a disability and robotics competition, was able to benefit from this adapted and scalable prosthesis. Custom-designed thanks to a collaboration between prosthetists, designers, researchers, and Sculpteo, Baptiste now has a prosthesis that allows him to change hands without having to disconnect the wires.

Nicolas Huchet, Co-Founder of My Human Kit said: “The collaboration with Sculpteo gives us access to certified, high-performance industrial-grade 3D printing materials, enabling us to create more functional and mechanical prototypes. Having access to advanced expertise allows us to push the boundaries of manufacturing.”

More than 2 million people in Europe live with limb amputation according to the European Commission. For many, access to advanced prosthetics is limited by cost, a lack of personalised solutions, or a lack of reimbursement. Where industrial solutions are insufficient, My Human Kit and Sculpteo create concrete alternatives that are both technical and humane.

3D printing allows for the rapid design of body parts adapted to each body shape, usage and aesthetic preference: cycling, music, crafts. With additive manufacturing, it becomes possible to create specific aids for needs that would not normally be addressed on the traditional market.

My Human Kit says it aims to create the first open-source library of 3D hands through its ‘Hand Donation” project, allowing users to choose aesthetically pleasing models tailored to their body shape and identity. Sculpteo supports the association in the choice of technologies, design optimisation, part sealing, and the durability of printed solutions.