New Robot Build For Cork Teenager
A brand new robot has been unveiled that could become the arms and legs for the Cork teenager Joanne O’Riordan. She is one of only 7 people in the world born with Total Amelia - which means she has no limbs - and she issued a challenge in April 2012 for someone to design a robot to help her do everyday things. A prototype called Robbie the robot has been designed by a team of engineers at Trinity College in Dublin, costing around 50 thousand euro. Click the play button above to hearAssistant Professor at the school of Engineering, Kevin Kelly, say Robbie will prove that what Joanne needs can be done:
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