A schoolboy from Andorra made a prosthesis from LEGO
On page of Great Big Story in Youtube appeared a touching movie about schoolchildren with a disability from Andorra, who made a prosthetic hand of himself LEGO.
The guy's name is David Aguilar, he is 18 years old and he ends high school with a technical bias. David was born with underdeveloped right arm and he really wanted to fix this flaw. AT 9 years old he created the first prosthesis model from details of the constructor, but not possessing sufficient knowledge, not could do anything he wanted. After 9 years he returned to idea and that's what this happened. AT future dreams of creating a company that produces prostheses in According to individual needs of each client.
The prosthesis is made of a set of Air Race Jet, which consists of thousands of small parts. " Before, it was a helicopter. I dismantled it and constructed a hand on form of his forearm, - says the guy. - By As the assembly is continued, the frame is fixed ever stronger, and is not lets him slip. When I I move my hand, a hand from constructor is compressed and It is opened that allows to take easy subjects. What used to be a toy allowed me to fulfill my dream . "