🔖GLOSSARY

script

the written form of a play

groundbreaking

introducing new ideas or methods

prosthetic

an artificial device that replaces a missing or injured part of the body

limb

a leg or arm

functionality

the quality of having a practical use

sleek

stylish and attractive

mimic

to copy

📚 LEGO LIMB

It should have been a sad☹︎ story or at least a self-overcoming👍🏻 story from the start. However, with cleverness, the boy👦 transformed the original script into a groundbreaking💥 beat. 

As always, we’ll give you the basics about today’s topic. There are plenty of kids around the world who live with limb 💪🦵loss or absence. You might think it’s the parents’ 👫duty to find a prosthetic limb🦾 🦿 for their kids👶🏻, which offers functionality⚙ as well as comfort💺. 

What if I told you that a kid solved the prosthetic problem on his own? It’s real and he used Lego bricks🧩 for it. Pretty cool, huh? Moreover, he finished his first functional model at the age of nine. 

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David Aguilar, also known as Hand Solo, was born with one arm. As early as 9 years old, he began making prosthetic arms 🦾using his favorite toy🧩. Since then, he has never stopped🏃. The artificial arm 🦾version is now MK-IV, up from MK-I. In 2017, Hand Solo earned the Guinness title🏆 for creating the first LEGO functional arm. 

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After his story was reported, people👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 all over the world were amazed🥰 at how plastic bricks🧩 could be used in such a way. Furthermore, the low cost 💰️and sleek appearance🤩 also make it affordable and acceptable. Finally, to make prosthetics available🖱︎ around the world, he posted all the building steps on the internet💻. Kids, Are you ready to build an ironman-like arm by yourself? 

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Hand Solo👦 has lots of ideas💡 for the future. His goal is to mimic the natural movement of fingers 💡and move the hand👋 and elbow🦾 separately. He even tried using different materials, such as 3D-printed🖨 PLA or Flex, which are quite popular in making prosthetic limbs.🦾 That sounds promising. 👏

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