Actor Robert Downey Jr became a real life superhero after he gifted a 3D bionic Iron Man arm to a little boy who was born with a partially developed right arm. In a video posted on Facebook, Downey Jr dressed up as his fictional character Tony Stark to deliver a robotic Iron Man arm to Alex, who loves superheroes. Alex was told he was meeting a bionic expert in a hotel room but he had no idea it would be one of his favourite superhero characters Iron Man. “Nice bow tie, by the way. How were your travelsIJ” Robert told Alex. He replied: “It’s good.” Robert then opened two cases with one containing Alex’s new arm and another containing a larger arm for the actor. Downey Jr wrote: “Had the absolute privilege of presenting a brand spanking new 3D-printed bionic Iron Man arm to Alex, the most dapper seven-year-old I’ve ever met.”
The Avengers: Age of Ultron actor also shared on Twitter some photographs from his meeting with Alex.