‘Hand Solo’: the one-armed boy who built a Lego prosthesis

Aguilar, 22, affected by Poland syndrome, poses with his self-built prosthetic arm, made with Lego pieces, in Sant Cugat del Valles, near Barcelona. Now on the verge of finishing a degree in bioengineering, he dreams of working to help other children who, like him, were born different. — AFP

Barcelona: David Aguilar was five when he first discovered Lego, entering a world where it didn’t matter he was missing his forearm, and four years later, he built his first prosthesis with it.

Now on the verge of finishing a degree in bioengineering, he dreams of working to help other children who, like him, were born different.