American actor Robert Downey Jr. made a 7-year-old disabled fan's superhero dreams come true by gifting him bionic 'Iron Man' arm.
The 49-year-old actor presented a new 3D-printed bionic Iron Man arm to the boy named Alex, who was born with a partial limb.
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The American actor took to Facebook to share his feelings. He shared that he was absolutely privileged to the present the arm to the most dapper 7-year-old boy he had ever met in his life.
Downey Jr. also expressed his gratitude towards Albert Manero, OneNote, and Collective Project for building and donating low-cost limbs to children around the world.
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