We couldn't be more proud of our opportunity to positively impact the world, in this case by harmonizing product, nature, and life sustainably.
Over 12 million people are affected by forearm amputations worldwide. Over the past 15 years, the Ellen Meadows Prosthetic Hand Foundation has delivered 50,000 low-cost, light, durable, functional prosthetic hands based on a pre-CAD design.
We invited 20 of our best community members and 10 rock star employees to participate in our inaugural 3DEXPERIENCE For Good Hackathon to invent the next chapter of this story, incorporating modern tools (xDesign, xShape and collaborative roles on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform) to improve the design and manufacturability of the Ellen Meadows Foundation LN-4 prosthetic hand while satisfying important constraints. Each team will be challenged to propose designs that could propel the foundation to achieve more than 1 million hand donations to the most remote corners of the globe.
The teams will be supported by a squad of dedicated DASSAULT SYSTEMES SOLIDWORKS employees representing Product Management, Community, Quality Assurance and Business.
The challenge and criteria will be officially announced to the participating teams on January 10th with the hackathon ending on February 10th with live presentations in the 3DEXPERIENCE For Good environment at 3DEXPERIENCE World! We will encourage our community to vote for their choice between February 10th and 11th in the 3DEXPERIENCE World Community (https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com/)
Please join us in welcoming the teams and let's send them our best wishes for success!
