Handled: UNLV Student Builds Robohand for World Series

Meet Maria Gerardi, the UNLV engineering graduate student behind 7-year-old Hailey Dawson's World Series pitch using a 3D-printed prosthetic hand.

  • People
  • October 27, 2017
  • By Keyonna Summers
  • Tony Allen, tony.allen@unlv.edu/702-895-0893 or Cheryl Bella, cheryl.bella@unlv.edu/702-895-3965

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