05:08Hands-free tech triumph! Uzbekistan repairman with limb disorder fixes radios with his mouth
Dilmurod Zhabborov, from the village Pskent in Tashkent, hasn’t let his disabilities get in the way of his passion; despite having a congenital limb defect affecting his hands and feet, he’s been repairing radio equipment for 25 years.
Using only his mouth, Zhabborov has become a master of his craft and has shared his experiences with his students, as seen in footage on Sunday, February 5.
Zhabborov is shown in his workshop using tools and small parts, holding the screwdriver, soldering iron or tweezers between his teeth while stripping down a phone case or tightening screws.
He explained how his interest in technology came from his experiences with his faulty old television.
"When I was young I could not work, I had no profession, I was bored. Our TV set was old and broke down every week. Experts often came to fix it. I watched them. I developed an interest in it," he said.
"When I bought a soldering iron, I learned how to solder. I started repairing various appliances, neighbours' radios. The very first appliance I repaired was my neighbour's old radio," he continued.
He admitted that family members and older colleagues did not immediately believe that he could do it, but he continued because "I had to show people my place in life".
"At the beginning my father was against this job, saying I would not make it, that it would be very difficult. I even broke a few devices, the experts told me not to try to repair anything else. I said that I will be an expert anyway, otherwise there would be no interest in life", Zhabborov said.
He has received no special training and learned everything on his own by searching for information on the internet. Zhabborov now has five pupils who are learning the craft.
05:08Dilmurod Zhabborov, from the village Pskent in Tashkent, hasn’t let his disabilities get in the way of his passion; despite having a congenital limb defect affecting his hands and feet, he’s been repairing radio equipment for 25 years.
Using only his mouth, Zhabborov has become a master of his craft and has shared his experiences with his students, as seen in footage on Sunday, February 5.
Zhabborov is shown in his workshop using tools and small parts, holding the screwdriver, soldering iron or tweezers between his teeth while stripping down a phone case or tightening screws.
He explained how his interest in technology came from his experiences with his faulty old television.
"When I was young I could not work, I had no profession, I was bored. Our TV set was old and broke down every week. Experts often came to fix it. I watched them. I developed an interest in it," he said.
"When I bought a soldering iron, I learned how to solder. I started repairing various appliances, neighbours' radios. The very first appliance I repaired was my neighbour's old radio," he continued.
He admitted that family members and older colleagues did not immediately believe that he could do it, but he continued because "I had to show people my place in life".
"At the beginning my father was against this job, saying I would not make it, that it would be very difficult. I even broke a few devices, the experts told me not to try to repair anything else. I said that I will be an expert anyway, otherwise there would be no interest in life", Zhabborov said.
He has received no special training and learned everything on his own by searching for information on the internet. Zhabborov now has five pupils who are learning the craft.