He was born with an underdeveloped arm and faced hurtful comments as a child; at 18, he built a working LEGO prosthetic, helping an 8-year-old boy with similar limb differences
- Image: Guinness World RecordsDavid Aguilar, an inventor from Andorra known as “Hand Solo”, turned his childhood fascination with LEGO bricks into a working prosthetic arm after growing up with an underdeveloped right forearm.
- Born with Poland syndrome, a congenital condition that affected the development of his right arm and pectoral muscle, Aguilar recalled facing insensitive comments from other children.
- He began experimenting with LEGO prosthetics at the age of nine, although his first attempt was too heavy to work properly.
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- Image: Guinness World RecordsDavid Aguilar, an inventor from Andorra known as “Hand Solo”, turned his childhood fascination with LEGO bricks into a working prosthetic arm after growing up with an underdeveloped right forearm.
- Born with Poland syndrome, a congenital condition that affected the development of his right arm and pectoral muscle, Aguilar recalled facing insensitive comments from other children.
- He began experimenting with LEGO prosthetics at the age of nine, although his first attempt was too heavy to work properly.
Sources: Times of India