Watch: Robert Downey Jr. Gives Bionic Iron Man Arm To 7-Year-Old

Matt McGloin / Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 7:18PM

Check out the video above featuring Robert Downey Jr. giving a bionic Iron Man arm to a 7-year-old with a partially developed right arm.

RDJ teamed with Albert Manero, a Fulbright scholar and doctoral student in mechanical engineering at the University of Central Florida, who builds low-cost 3D-printed limbs for children around the world.

The arm only cost about $350, compared to higher costing similar limps at around $40,000.

The video shows young Alex beaming with a smile as Robert Downey Jr. presents the arm in Tony Stark-fashion.

Robert Downey Jr. stars in The Avengers: Age Of Ultron out May 1, 2016.

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