Robert Downey Jr. gifts young disabled boy with bionic 'Iron Man' arm

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Last Updated : Mar 13 2015 | 12:07 PM IST

Robert Downey Jr. surprised a young disabled boy by gifting him bionic 'Iron Man' arm, it has been revealed.

The 49-year-old can be seen giving a new 3D-printed bionic Iron Man arm to a boy named Alex, who was born with a partial limb, Us magazine reported.

The American actor shared on his Facebook account 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 CollectiveProject for their work making artificial limbs like this more affordable for families with kids who want to show the playground how badass they are.

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First Published: Mar 13 2015 | 11:56 AM IST

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