It seems that the most expensive part of this boot is the snowboard bindings. If they release the file, maybe people can start printing BYOB (Bring Your Own Bindings) versions at home to donate to the troops.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I head a small local 3D printing group for stuff like this! We were busy early COVID. Would love to help.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Some articles about the 3d printing:

Https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-engineers-3d-printing-anti-mine-boots/32541203.html

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2023/08/18/ukraine-3d-anti-mine-boots/

Igor Yefimenko is the engineer leading the effort in Ukraine.

This might be him?

https://www.linkedin.com/in/igor-yefimenko-69732730

These are the boots they are duplicating:

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Spider-Boot-tested-with-a-mechanical-surrogate-leg-at-DRDC-Suffield-Actual-and-simulated_fig3_265925569

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

I need to be honest - that video explained nothing lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But what about the rest of the body?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The mines they are preventing are small, they will destroy your foot if you step on it, but not much else. These boots protect your foot.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's honestly kind of horrific. Like I was expecting mines to be like something they step on and BOOM lights out.

This sounds more like "boom" now you bleed out in agony as your foot is torn into small chunks

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

Yep. Maiming-size mines are smaller and cheaper, and a wounded soldier that requires evacuation and treatment is actually more of a burden to a force than a dead one.

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