'Tony Stark' delivers bionic arm to child


Robert Downey Jr. lent his star power, and alter-ego Tony Stark, to make a child's dream of a new arm come true. 
Downey partnered with Albert Manero.  

Manero, a #CollectiveProject college student, founded Limbitless.  His company builds and prints, on a 3D printer, low-cost bionic limbs for children around the world.

This time Downey, or should we say Stark, gave Alex a new super hero arm, and it was made at no cost to the family.  

Alex is 7 and he was born with a partially developed right arm, The Collective Project's video explained. Despite that, Alex still loves his super heros and riding his bike like any other 7-year-old.

His new arm looks like something directly from Stark's lab, even down to the Iron Man color scheme. Now Alex can be his own super hero. 
Watch the video below.

Manero has also allowed the plans for the arm to be downloaded to allow anyone with a 3D printer to make one themselves.  The cost of the plans - nothing.  The cost of the supplies run about $350, much less than a traditional prosthetic.

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