Dean Kamen, Lego, children, and biomedical engineering are not an intuitive mix of elements, but they're all part of the FIRST Lego League Body Forward Challenge.
Inventor Kamen's FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) organization is sponsoring the challenge--now in its eleventh year--in more than 50 countries, aimed at the 9- to 14-year-old set. "Every FIRST LEGO League Challenge...has helped children discover how imagination and creativity combined with science and technology can solve real-world problems," says Kamen.
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