When Carlos Torres started designing his IKO Creative Prosthetic System, he hoped to do more than create just another artificial limb. He wanted something that would excite kids and help combat the ...

A full-size Lego arm controlled with joysticks can mimic much of the motion of its human counterpart with pneumatic parts and motors. A full-size Lego arm controlled with joysticks can mimic much of ...

Children who find themselves missing limbs are often given prosthetic ones to replace flesh and blood, but what if a child could build and design their own Lego prosthetic arm? Called IKO, the Lego ...

If there’s one thing children all over the world can agree on, it’s that few things excite and affect them as much as setting eyes on a new set of Legos. These iconic building blocks bring out a kid’s ...

It certainly isn't the first robotic arm made out of Lego that we've seen, but this particular one can actually be worn and easily controlled by the user. According to its creator, Diavo Voltaggio, ...

The very impressive Lego pneumatic robotic arm has been built by Max Shepard, and has been constructed to accurately mimic the full range of motion of a normal human arm and hand. The amount of weight ...

Rik is Pocket-lint's senior news editor and has been a tech and games journalist since the 80s. He has seen and covered just about every console, mobile phone, gadget and home cinema device launched ...

Lego is an attractive tool for biomedical engineers and scientists looking to create low cost custom mounts for their imaging equipment or looking to prototype novel prosthetic devices. We have ...

From furniture to building repairs, Lego seems to have endless uses. Now one designer is using the small plastic blocks for yet another novel application; to improve the confidence of children living ...

Eighteen-year-old David Aguilar's right arm never developed properly, meaning he only has the use of one hand. But he was able to use the popular children's toy to create a false limb, which he ...

This ingenious teenager has built himself an incredible extension for his deformed arm using Lego. The 18-year-old made his dream of having a new arm come true by using Lego bricks and can use his ...