Florida boy gets new arm made in 3-D printer
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:15 am
Florida boy gets new arm made in 3-D printer
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"I can go fishing with my mom and dad," he says.
And that's only one of the many activities 6-year-old Alex can now do after receiving his new robotic arm and hand at the Fairwinds Alumni Center Tuesday morning.
http://www.news-press.com/story/news/na ... /13363405/The family says the prosthetic would have cost them thousands of dollars and it wasn't covered by insurance. It only cost Manero and his group $350 to make, and they gave it to Alex for free. The family says they're forever grateful.
This story makes learning microcontrollers worth it because one day we might have the ability to help others.
