Form5 Prosthetics

INNOVATION THAT EMPOWERS

Transform the Lives of Those with Limb Differences

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WHAT WE DO

COMMUNITY

Form5 cultivates a community of individuals with limb differences through its Nub Club of Ohio.

EDUCATION

Form5’s educational workshops and STEAM curriculum spark social innovation, creating novel devices.

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Form5 builds teams of specialists that research & develop medical and recreational devices.

MANUFACTURING

Form5 is expanding its manufacturing capacity, providing design and 3D printing services to other organizations.

Form5 empowers people to successfully interact with their world and their future by 3-D printing and providing affordable, custom-application devices.

As part of our vision to equip individuals with limb differences with the confidence, resources, and support to accomplish anything they can imagine, Form5 is focused on improving and accelerating its work through its growth pillars: Community, Research & Development, Education, and Manufacturing.

To make this possible, Form5 relies on the talent, time, and insight of our many volunteers and the generous philanthropic support of the greater community.

WHO WE SERVE

See what people are saying.

“Form5’s CO-FAB has greatly impacted my career path and I cannot express how grateful I am for the time I got to spend with the Form5 Team.”

CO-FAB Workshop

Student Participant

“Form5 has given me the opportunity to fulfill a dream of riding a bike and to participate in Pelotonia. The entire organization has been very supportive through this process!”

Jodie P.

Prosthetic Recipient

“PRE-FAB helped us better understand the life and everyday struggles that people with limb differences go through. It taught us the correct terminology to use while also giving us an opportunity to apply all we learned with the assignment that was given to us.”

PRE-FAB Workshop

Student Participant

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LATEST NEWS

Expanding CO-FAB x Form5

by Lenny Burkett | Jun 1, 2022

Form5 is proud to announce that two CO-FAB Workshops are planned for the 2022-23 academic year. The Autumn workshop is October 14-16th, 2022 and the Spring workshop is March 24-26th, 2023. Autumn CO-FAB On June 13th, 2022, Form5 will launch applications for both...

PRE-FAB 2022

by Lenny Burkett | May 31, 2022

Over Memorial Day Weekend, Form5 kicked off its inaugural PRE-FAB Workshop at The Bakken Museum (in Minneapolis, MN)!+ PRE-FAB is the sibling to CO-FAB, Form5’s college-age workshop. The goal is to inspire high school students to explore careers in engineering,...

Introducing ‘PRE-FAB x Form5’

by Lenny Burkett | Apr 12, 2022

After three years of hosting its signature CO-FAB, Form5 is expanding its curriculum offerings and workshops. In 2020, Form5 collaborated with The Bakken Museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on an exhibit highlighting the evolution of prosthetic devices. After installing...