LEGO Childrens Prothetic Wins Award

[grum64]

Just came across this on the BBC News app.

Just proves what I/we already know. LEGO changes lives.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35549905

Edit. If the moderator feels this is better posted in a different forum please can you move it there. Thank you.

Edited February 11, 2016 by grum64

[darsedz]

in my opinion it's a proper forum for this news :)

... and it will be interesting challenge for some next TC competition... something working with human body (like exoskeleton, robotic hand...)

[TinkerBrick]

This was featured in one of the last BLOCKS issues. Great article and even greater concept.

I really hope this will take off pretty soon. It could change life for thousands.

[dr_spock]

Practical use of Technics.

[AOW]

from one end spectacular from another tragic ....

[grum64]

from one end spectacular from another tragic ....

Yes, from adversity comes triumph.

[nerdsforprez]

This is very interesting to me as well. I think that Lego can actually serve in other, similar applications. I think of brain injuries in the military..... Any country. As a head trauma doc in the military I have introduced many to Technic. And they love it. Technic fits the bill of interest for many in the military because most are men and not only enjoy mechanical stuff but also have quite an aptitude for it. And in terms of benefit regarding rehabilitation technic is great. It is such a great exercise of visuo-spatial reasoning and both inductive and deductive reasoning.