Robert Downey Jr. gifts 7 year-old fan 3D-printed Iron Man arm

Iron Man Arm

Iron Man himself, Robert Downey Jr. has done something amazing for a 7 year-old boy. Alex was born with a partially developed right arm and has always looked up to superheroes, most notably to Iron Man and his amazing armor suit. RDJ got involved in giving Alex a bit of Stark Industries tech as teamed with

Albert works with Limbitless Solutions to provide low-cost 3D-Printed bionic arms to kids all over the world. The super team-up provided Alex with a new bionic arm and gave him the opportunity to compare it with Iron Man’s own arm. What’s even cooler is that this type of arm now runs at $350, much less that the previous entry-level ones of years past that started at $40,000. We’ve come such a long way in such a short amount of time.

You can check out the full video below. It will no doubt make your week.

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