Trinity engineers come up with robot to assist Joanne O’Riordan

A new robot has been unveiled in Dublin that could become the arms and legs for Cork teenager Joanne O'Riordan.

Trinity engineers come up with robot to assist Joanne O’Riordan

A new robot has been unveiled in Dublin that could become the arms and legs for Cork teenager Joanne O'Riordan.

She is one of only seven 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.

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