Manero, from Tampa area, and fellow engineering students, including Mateo Alvarez from Kendall, got together and designed the prosthetic. Their materials: a 3-D printer and off-the-shelf gears and batteries, for less than $350. Alex can move it using the muscle energy in his upper arm.
Mateo Alvarez 1979 graduate of Harlingen High School in Harlingen, TX is on Memory Lane. Get caught up with Mateo and other high school alumni from Harlingen