Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Using LEGO pieces, 19-year-old David Aguilar has built a fully functional robotic arm. He can bend it at the elbow joint and flex the grabber to trigger the electric motor inside. Aguilar was born without a right forearm due to a rare genetic condition. At the age of nine, LEGO's became the building material for Aguilar's first artificial arm. He then built new versions, each with more movement capability than the one before. The teen is now using his fourth model. Aguilar's dream is to be able to design affordable robotic limbs for those who need them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 I see a future in mechanical engineering and robtics for the lad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: I see a future in mechanical engineering and robotics for the lad! UB: He actually studies bio-engineering at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya in Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 Well-He already speaks 2 languages. Very impressive young man-I wish him only the best. OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 25 minutes ago, Father Kit Cool Gun Garth said: Aguilar war born without a right forearm due to a rare genetic condition WAS born. I read that sentence, and reread it. What the heck did being born during a war have to do with no forearm?? Typos are the bane of civilized conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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