Tony Stark Delivers Real 3D-Printed Bionic Arm To 7-Year Old Iron Man Fan

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Here’s your feel-good story for Thursday afternoon. Albert Manero, who has a degree in Aerospace engineering from the University of Central Florida and is currently pursuing a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering, has made it a point to help serve others. "My parents always encouraged me to use my education to help others and to dream big dreams,” says Manero. “Now I want to inspire others to help engineer hope for the world."

Manero is doing just that with Limbitless Solutions, a volunteer foundation that uses 3D printer technology to build bionic arms for children that have either lost a limb, or were born with partially developed limbs. Seven-year-old Alex fits into the latter category and Manero, with the help of the Microsoft OneNote Collective Project, has been hard at work to develop a new 3D-printed bionic arm for him. And once the project was finished, Microsoft and Manero were able to find the most “qualified” person on the planet to deliver the arm to Alex: Tony Stark AKA Iron Man Robert Downey Jr.

http://hothardware.com/news/tony-stark-delivers-3d-printed-bionic-arm-to-7-year-old-iron-man-fan

thanks to Nac Mac Feegle for posting this in the lounge.

happy friday