Genius students use 3D printer to make an arm for young boy

Genius students use 3D printer to make an arm for young boy
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Alex Pring was finally able to hug his mother for the first time at age 6, and it was a big deal. Alex was born missing most of his right arm, and hugging was something he couldn't do before getting a specialized prosthetic created by a 3D printer.

"When he hugged me with two hands, he just didn't let go," Alyson Pring told the Orlando Sentinel. She believes the arm will help her son "see future possibilities and make them seem all the more reachable."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.