A 7-year-old boy who was born with a partially developed right arm received a huge surprise: His very own bionic arm, courtesy of Iron Man.
The arm was created by Albert Manero, a college student who builds and donates 3D-printed limbs for children. In the video, Robert Downey Jr. stayed in character as Tony Stark, telling Alex: "Half the time, I design one of these, and it keeps breaking on me. What I do is I keep working on it, like you're working on it with Albert." On his Facebook page, Downey called Alex "the most dapper 7-year-old I've ever met," and thanked Manero for making "artificial limbs like this more affordable for families with kids who want to show the playground how badass they are." —Catherine Garcia
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