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International Day of People with Disability

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Lego Bricks and the Prosthetic Leg!

A prosthetic limb is something used to replace a body part like an arm or a leg. David Aguilar was born with Poland's Syndrome, which meant his right arm and chest muscles didn't fully form. He recently became the first person in the world to build a fully functioning prosthetic arm using Lego bricks. His latest creation has a control unit that can send and receive orders from sensors on the arm as well as cables that contract like muscles. Just wow! Wow indeed! Good job David!

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