article_snippet: Cynthia Falardeau got in touch with the Orlando students through E-Nable, an online volunteer organization started by Rochester Institute of Technology research scientist Jon Schull to match people who have 3-D printers with children in need of hands and arms.
article_snippet: Middle and high school student groups and Girl and Boy Scout troops are among those donating Middle and high school student groups and Girl and Boy Scout troops time and materials to assemble limbs for kids and give limbs for kids to recipients for free.
article_snippet: The UCF team, which operates a nonprofit called Limbitless Solutions, is special because it's the only group in the 3-D volunteer network making electronic arms.
article_snippet: The UCF project started when Albert Manero, an engineering doctoral student, heard a story on the radio about one of the inventors of the 3-D printed hand.
article_snippet: Families in more than 25 countries have asked the UCF students to help Families in more than 25 countries children.
article_snippet: In February, Microsoft highlighted the team in a social media campaign celebrating students using technology to change the world.
article_snippet: The students use the printer in the school's manufacturing lab and cover the cost of materials -- about $350 -- through donations.
article_snippet: Children have requested colorful designs inspired by superheroes, Disney's "Frozen," and in Wyatt's case, the blue-skinned men from "Blue Man Group.
article_snippet: The team has made electronic arms for five children and are working with three more kids including Wyatt.
highlights_snippet: Around the world, volunteers with 3-D printers are making limbs for children.
  