Middle
school students help a
penguin walk again with 3D printing
Yellow Purple, aka Purps the Penguin, is a 23-year-old African
penguin that was injured on her left leg in 2011. **w, thanks to Mystic
Middle School, Mystic Aquarium and ACT Group, Purps has a 3D printed boot.*
The touching video explains the process behind creating the boot for Purps and how the
students learned to use 3D
printing systems to design the piece for the endangered penguin. Thanks to their efforts, Purps can **w waddle on in life without much problem.*
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