Four children who received 3D printed electromyographic bionics arms helped Limbitless Solutions open their new on-campus headquarters on Saturday near CFE Arena during a soft opening.

University of Central Florida administrators President John C. Hitt, CECS Dean Michael Georgiopolous, Provost Dale Whittaker, and Limbitless President Albert Manero, were present to show support for the student-created organization.

Knight News interviewed Dr. Georgoipolous, Dr. Whittaker, and Manero at the event.

The new lab space will be used to work on hardware and the custom expression for the designs, UCF said. It will also be the site for families to learn more about the program. The team hopes the space to be at full-function by early 2018.

Limbitless Solutions, a non-profit started by students at UCF, received international attention by providing children and families of children with missing limbs, or limb defects, to have access to 3D-printed bionic limbs at affordable costs. Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.) visited campus to meet one of the children, Alex Pring, receiving a bionic arm and presented Pring with his own “Iron Man” arm himself. Downey, Jr. also donated a movie prop – Iron Man’s “heart” – to Limbitless Solutions at the visit.