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By Earl Sniffin

Shakespearean Wisdom Appears on a Building in Las Vegas in New Sunlight-Activated Installation by DAKU

17-Year-Old Creates a 3D-Printed Robotic Prosthetic Arm for $250 Combining a Nintendo Power Glove with 3D-printed parts, 17-year-old Easton LaChappelle has designed an incredible robotic prosthetic arm. Made from LEGO bricks, fishing wire, and surgical tubing, LaChapelle’s robotic arm earned him 3rd place in the Colorado Science Fair of 2011 – which inspired him to go even further with the 3D-printed design.

At the Science Fair, LaChapelle encountered an entrant who wore an $80,000 prosthetic arm that would need replacing as she grew. Inspired and intrigued, he decided to take his homemade robotic arm, which could only grip a soda can, to the next level. His new goal was to create a high-tech prosthetic arm that was not only highly functional, but also affordable.

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9 DIY  Plague Doctor  Crafts

Crochet/Amigurumi

The Plague Doctor from You’re a Daisy If You Do Designs $7.00 pattern here.

Plague doctor Gothic doll from Anna Boychenko $4.50 pattern here.

Plague Doctor from NeedleNoodles $4.00 pattern here.

Fabric

I’ve seen Plague Doctor fabrics made into journal covers, totes, and even pendants.

Doctors of the Plague by nixels from Spoonflower here.

Plague Doctor by ameliae from Spoonflower here.

Chibi Plague Doctors Black and White by ameliae from Spoonflower here. White and Black is here.

Masks

DIY Beak Mask Tutorial and Pattern from jos.net.au here. Updated Link

Make a DIY Steampunk Plague Doctor Mask using Craft Foam. Here’s the pattern for the Craft Foam Plague Mask by Chris Huebert here.

Plague Doctor Mask by vivid-and-trivial from Instructables here. For more guidance on how to make this mask, look at the comments. Lots of people have made their own version of this mask.

Chalk art by David Zinn.

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