2015-08-10 Limbitless Solutions Gives Kids a Hand

• Limbitless Solutions
• Albert Manero
• The Collective Project

Students chase their ideas for hope
For Christmas last year, 6-year-old Alex Pring received a gift. He called it a "robo-arm." But it was no toy. It was a bionic limb to be used over Alex's underdeveloped right arm.

Albert Manero
Engineering student Albert Manero designed the arm, which moves by electrical muscle commands. The design was then produced by a 3-D printer for about $350. Compared to the $40,000 spent on similar items, this design is an important development.

Manero believes "no one should profit from a child in need of an arm." He and his volunteer group, Limbitless Solutions, funded the arm with their "coffee money." The group is building a variety of different arm designs, including Alex's Transformers arm.

The Collective Project
Manero's team has been featured by The Collective Project, supported by Microsoft's note-taking app, OneNote. This project features students contributing hope to the world with their ideas. Last year's International Children's Peace Prize winner, Neha Gupta, puts their desire into words. She said, "Throw your heart out in front of you and run ahead to catch it."

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Language Lab
bionic adj.
/baɪˈɑːnɪk/
made stronger or more capable by special electronic devices — usually used figuratively a pitcher with a bionic arm [=a pitcher who throws extremely fast]
- The bionic arm can move just like a real arm.
- A new bionic eye enabled this girl to see her parents for the first time in her life.

limb n.
/ˈlɪm/ b不發音
a leg or arm
- The limbs of the dogs were injured during the fire.
- I need to stretch my cramped limbs after sitting for such a long time.

fund n.
an amount of money that is used for a special purpose
- We don't have sufficient funds to keep this program running.
fund v.
to provide money for (something)
- The school is privately funded by an international corporation.
- Tina's parents agreed to fund her college tuition.

variety n.
the quality or state of having or including many different things
- The work here is dull and lacks variety.
a number or collection of different things or people — usually + of
- The cafeteria serves a wide variety of food.
- The town has a variety of shops and restaurants.

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