New photo Father of boy, 10, born without a left hand makes son NINE bionic arms with his own 3D printer

He may have been born without a left hand, but Jamie Miller has never struggled to adapt.

By the age of three he was riding his bike without stabilisers – and as he grew up he found he could play his PlayStation with one hand better than most could with two.

These days, however, he is in a league of his own after his father invested in a 3D printer and learnt how to make him limbs.

To date, Callum Miller has made Jamie, ten, an astonishing nine printed arms, including one from golden plastic and another with flashing LED lights.

To date, Callum Miller has made Jamie, ten, an astonishing nine printed arms

Jamie, who has a sister Molly, 14, said: ‘I feel like a superhero. I would like to learn how to make them like my dad, so that I can help other people.’ 

Mr Miller, who lives in Stockton-on-Tees, near Middlesbrough, said: ‘He’s never made an issue out of the fact that he only has one arm – he just gets on with life.’

Jamie’s family did not discover he did not have a left hand until after his birth because it was not picked up by any of the scans. 

‘It was a shock but we never let Jamie think he had any disability,’ said Mr Miller, 51. ‘We just taught him to get on with life. We just taught him to do things with one hand.’

When Jamie was six, doctors at North Tees Hospital suggested an operation could be carried out where they would remove some of his toes and use them to fashion fingers for him.

But the family refused. Mr Miller said: ‘We didn’t see the point of taking off his toes and putting them somewhere else. His lack of a left hand had never held him back.’

The arms work from leads running down from his elbow. By bending the elbow it creates movement in his fingers

In 2017, Mr Miller, who sells parts for a motor company, found a charity called Team UnLimited, which uses 3D printers to help build robotic limbs. But they had an 18-month waiting list. So he bought a 3D printer himself.

At first he printed out toys as a test – and then decided to move on to a 3D arm after downloading designs online.

He said: ‘I printed out a hand originally but there wasn’t enough movement from it so I then moved on to a full arm. 

'On the first attempt it turned out really well, which was surprising. When Jamie put it on and started using it, it was really emotional. He went to school with it on and all his friends and teachers were really impressed.’

The arms work from leads running down from his elbow. By bending the elbow it creates movement in his fingers.

He said: ‘Jamie now helps me design the arms – and tells me what he wants on it. He wanted LED lights on this arm, so I had to research how to do that.’

Mr Miller, who is separated from Jamie’s mother Suzanne Chester, 36, is now looking to upgrade the arm by installing electronic sensors in it.

 

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