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Surprised they didn't use 3D printing.

If you already have a form for the shape, casting is faster and easier.

And way, way cheaper for mass production.

True, but I don't think these are mass-produced (yet). One of the advantages cited was precise calibration of the angles for each user.

They did! The images featuring the more transparent plastic parts are actually 3-D printed models of the final design.