Robert Downey Jr. gives 7-year-old bionic Iron Man arm — mashable.com

Iron Man really saved the day this time. Actor Robert Downey Jr., who plays Marvel's armored superhero, has teamed up with Albert Manero, founder of Limbitless Solutions to deliver a young boy named Alex a bionic arm. Alex is a 7-year-old who loves superheroes. He was born with a partially disabled right arm, so Manero and OneNote built him a special bionic arm that looks exactly like Iron Man's. Manero, a mechanical engineering student, builds and donates cost-effective 3D-printed bionic limbs to children around the world. His company strives "to create a world without limits, where everyone has access to the tools necessary to manufacture simple, affordable and accessible solutions through open source design and 3D printing."

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