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Man Makes Replacement Limb Out of Legos

posted by martyb on Saturday February 09 2019, @11:35PM   Printer-friendly
from the Mechano-was-better-dept dept.

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After losing his arm to a rare generic condition Adrian Aguilar made a replacement limb out of lego. His first attempt at making an artificial arm was at nine years old, making a number of limbs Iron Man style over the years. His goal is to help others make prosthetic limbs cheaply.

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  • (Score: 2) by TrentDavey on Sunday February 10 2019, @12:30AM (2 children)

    by TrentDavey (1526) on Sunday February 10 2019, @12:30AM (#798961)

    Shouldn't your byline read:
    "from the Mechanos-were-better-dept dept." ?

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  • (Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Sunday February 10 2019, @03:35AM (1 child)

    by hendrikboom (1125) on Sunday February 10 2019, @03:35AM (#798987) Homepage Journal

    The name was Meccano.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 10 2019, @10:03AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 10 2019, @10:03AM (#799049)

      Sue me; story was submitted on a mobile device via a lazy operator :P