Flexible fingertip for prosthetics - prototype 1

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This 3D printed fingertip is based on a silicone fingertip used by mao3d, a research group in Brazil, for enabling prosthetic hands through e-nable's efforts. I aim to contribute to this project with my first prototype, printed using flexible filament, specifically Ninjaflex. It was printed at 0.1mm layer height and 30mm/s speed, with support structures in hollow circles that were later removed. The design will undergo testing and likely several iterations before it's suitable for replacing the silicone part. I've modeled it in OpenSCAD to enable others to improve on my design and make modifications easily. In the future, I plan to transform it into a custom or parametric design. I'd like to thank Dr. Maria Elizete Kunkel for providing a sample that served as the basis for this part.