AÑO
2015
CATEGORÍA
Cuerpo
OBJETIVOS
Salud y bienestar
PAL. CLAVE
prosthetics, creativity, social play
PAÍS
Colombia
CRÉDITOS
Carlos Arturo Torres Tovar
LINK
http://issuu.com/carlosidea/docs/iko_prosthetics_for_kids_as_a_creat/1
IKO
Can you imagine building your own prosthetic, being able to control and hack it to fit your needs?
IKO is a creative prosthetic system designed for children to explore and empower their creativity in a playful, social and friendly way.
The project proposes a new mindset from what current prosthetics are. Missing a limb shouldn't be a disability for a kid when you have the opportunity to explore and augment your potential by creating, playing and learning.
The needs of a kid in disability are not always related to physical activity but often alternatively the social and psychological aspect; sometimes a functional element is everything they need, but some other times it might be a spaceship, or a doll house, or a telescope, or a video game controller, or a swim fin...
What if kids could use their imagination to create their own prosthetics, their own tools according to their own needs? Learning. Creating. Being kids.