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Hand for the boy from from Mercedes
14-year-old Englishman, who was born without a left hand, wrote a letter to the head of the team Mercedes Ross Brawn (Ross Brawn), asking him to allocate to the prosthesis 35 thousand pounds. In return, he offered to put on a prosthesis, as in Formula 1 car, logo Mercedes.
Guide Mercedes was touched by the boy's letter and invited him to his office, where he met with Michael Schumacher. Among Matthew promised to help raise money for the prosthesis from sponsors and fans of the team. Mercedes has also contacted the company for the production of prostheses Touch Bionics, and she agreed to establish a free prosthesis and Matthew teach them to use. Otherwise, Matthew would have to pay only for that 25 thousand pounds.
Prosthesis i-LIMB Pulse, developed by Touch Bionics, is the most advanced device of its kind in the world. The computer registers the pulses in the prosthesis, which serves the muscles and gives guidance fingers. This artificial hand can be free to hold a pen, draw and tie shoelaces.
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Guide Mercedes was touched by the boy's letter and invited him to his office, where he met with Michael Schumacher. Among Matthew promised to help raise money for the prosthesis from sponsors and fans of the team. Mercedes has also contacted the company for the production of prostheses Touch Bionics, and she agreed to establish a free prosthesis and Matthew teach them to use. Otherwise, Matthew would have to pay only for that 25 thousand pounds.
Prosthesis i-LIMB Pulse, developed by Touch Bionics, is the most advanced device of its kind in the world. The computer registers the pulses in the prosthesis, which serves the muscles and gives guidance fingers. This artificial hand can be free to hold a pen, draw and tie shoelaces.
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