On October 11-13th 2019, some of our volunteers and leaders in the e-NABLE Community were able to gather in College Park, Maryland for a retreat and conference that was hosted and organized by Maria Esquela, founder of The Enable Alliance.

During this event, e-NABLE Volunteer Jeremy Simon of 3D Universe was able to collect videos of most of the presentations and talks that were given. Below you will find links to each of the videos that are currently available to view on the e-NABLE Youtube Channel!

Jen Owen (Co-Founder of e-NABLE) – History of e-NABLE. We are More Than 3D Printed Hands.

Jen Owen’s Keynote and History of e-NABLE. She shares how this project started in her garage and spread throughout the world as well as demonstrates how e-NABLE is more than just about 3D printed hands.

Jeremy Simon (Founder of 3D Universe) – Intro to e-NABLE’s Online Resources

In this video, Jeremy Simon (e-NABLE volunteer and Founder, 3D Universe) gives a brief overview of e-NABLE’s online resources and how to get started as a volunteer or device recipient.

Chad Coarsey and Marty Cheng (Bionic Glove Project) – 3D Scanning Demo

Chad Coarsey (Director of Operations, The Bionic Glove Project) gives a demonstration of 3D scanning for custom prosthetic design using a Structure.io scanner.

Chad Coarsey and Marty Cheng (Bionic Glove Project)- Demo of New Flexible Arm Design

In this video, Chad Coarsey (Director of Operations, The Bionic Glove Project) and Wen-Yu (Marty) Cheng (Undergraduate Researcher, FAU BioRobotics Lab) demonstrate a new flexible arm design that allows for greater freedom of movement.

Dean Rock (e-NABLE Volunteer in Dominican Republic) – Demo of Several New e-NABLE Designs

In this video, Dean Rock an e-NABLE Volunteer who works with underserved communities in the Dominican Republic, shows us several of his recent e-NABLE designs, including new partial finger prosthetics and powered arm design.

Christian Silva (Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Fabrilab Colombia) – e-NABLE Colombia, Give-Me-Five and Fabrilab

Christian Silva, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Fabrilab, discusses work being done through e-NABLE Colombia, Give-Me-Five, and Fabrilab.

Christian Silva (Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Fabrilab Colombia) – Bioprinting Overview and Demonstration

In this video, Christian Silva, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Fabrilab, gives an overview and demonstration of 3D bioprinting and how it may be applicable to the e-NABLE community in the future.

Melvin Cruz (Founder e-NABLE Guala) – Overview of Work Being Done in e-NABLE Guala

In this video, Melvin Cruz, Founder, e-NABLE Guala (Honduras) and Lead Program Developer, Rochester e-NABLE Lab, gives an overview of the work being done by e-NABLE Guala.

Samantha Morales (Lead Industrial Designer, Intero Mexico) – Design Process for the Pulgarcita Arm

In this video, Samantha Morales (Lead Industrial Designer, Intero Mexico) presents the design process used for the Pulgarcita prosthetic arm.

Janet Bih Fofang (Electrical Engineer and International STEM Educator) – e-NABLE in Africa

In this video, Janet Bih Fofang, Electrical Engineer and International STEM Educator and Recipient of the Grace Hopper Award in Education, talks about her e-NABLE work helping underserved communities in Africa.

Lars Thalmann (Co-founder, e-NABLE Germany) – Work Being Done in Germany, Including a Prosthetic Leg for a Large Bird

In this video, Lars Thalmann (Co-Founder, e-NABLE Germany Chapter) discusses work being done by e-NABLE Germany, including the development of a prosthetic leg for a secretary bird.

Jon Schull (Co-founder of e-NABLE) and Skip Meetze (e-NABLE Volunteer & Designer) – Demo of the Moto Gripper

In this video, Jon Schull and Skip Meetze show the latest Moto Gripper, a powered hand device that uses a simple and straightforward design to provide a motorized gripping function.

Susannah Engdahl (Postdoctoral Research Fellow at George Mason University) – Sonomyographic Control of Upper Limb Prostheses

Susannah Engdahl, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at George Mason University, gives an overview of her work with using sonomyography (ultrasound) for control of upper limb prostheses.

Susannah Engdahl and Dr. Biswarup Mukherjee (George Mason University) – Sonomyographic Control of UpperLimb Prostheses. (Part 2)

Susannah Engdahl and Dr. Biswarup Mukherjee share their work using sonomyographic control of upper limb prostheses.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration – 3D Printing and the State of Medical Devices

Matthew Di Prima, Ph.D. U.S. Food and Drug Administration gives an overview of 3D Printing and state of medical devices. Daniel Porter, Ph.D. U.S. Food and Drug Administration gives a talk about lattice design parameter effects on AM structure performance.

Michael Weinberg (Executive Director, Engleberg Center on Innovation Law and Policy, NY University School of Law and President of the Board of the Open Source Hardware Association) – Open Source Hardware

In this video, Michael Weinberg (Executive Director, Engleberg Center on Innovation Law and Policy, NY University School of Law and President of the Board of the Open Source Hardware Association) discusses open-source hardware, including the differences between open-source hardware licenses and open-source software licenses.