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David Aguilar, 19, has built a robotic prosthetic arm using lego pieces after being born without forearms because of a rare genetic condition.
Aguilar, who is studying bioengineering at the International University of Catalonia, Spain, is already using his fourth prosthesis model and his dream is to design affordable robotic limbs for those who need them.
Once his favorite toys, plastic bricks became the building material of Aguilar's first ever rudimentary artificial arm at the age of nine, and each new version offered greater movement capacity than the previous one .
Aguilar, originally from Andorra, a tiny principality between Spain and France, told Reuters: "Child, I was very nervous about being in front of other guys, because I was different, but that did not stop me from believing in my dreams …. "
"I wanted to see myself in the mirror as I see the other guys, with both hands," he added. Aguilar only uses the artificial arm occasionally and is self-sufficient without it. All versions are on display in his dorm room at the university residence on the outskirts of Barcelona. The latest models are marked MK followed by the number, a tribute to the comic superhero Iron Man and his armor MK. Aguilar, who uses Lego pieces provided by a friend, proudly displays a fully functional robotic arm built at the age of 18, red and yellow.
After graduating from university, he wants to create affordable prosthetic solutions for people who need them. "I would try to give them a prosthesis, even for free, to give them the impression of being a normal person," he said.
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