Prosthetics are a life-changing tool and bionics is aiding in changing the game for people around the globe. Jordan Marotta, at just five years of age, has become the world’s youngest recipient of a top-notch bionic arm.
The boy from Long Island, New York had been born without a left hand, but now thanks to Open Bionics’ multi-grip bionic Hero Arm he will be able to grasp objects and function normally.
The Iron Man-style arm is custom-made and 3D-printed, and it has already made a huge difference in the young one’s life.
Jordan’s mother, Ashley Marotta, says the Hero Arm gave him an ‘instant confidence boost’, according to an article by the BBC.
She says the arm makes him feel like a superhero, and like almost every child in his age group Jordan too is obsessed with superheroes.
According to the mother, Jordan had used a different prosthetic earlier but its limited functionality had been a big time problem.
