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Singaporean designer (and a recent industrial design graduate from NUS), Donn Koh, had recently clinched one of the most coveted prizes for industrial design students - the Braun Prize. Titled Leapfrog, the project helps children with spinal problems to switch between sitting, standing and walking seamlessly.
LeapFrog humanizes the assistive walker for the brain-injured child by combining stander and walker functionality - it transforms, and assists, in sync with the child?s intention to sit, stand or walk. Besides supporting physical development, sense of independence and esteem, LeapFrog also turns ?painful? medical engineering aesthetics into sociable, toy-like approachability.
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4 Responses to “Leapfrog (Celebral Palsy Helper) by Donn won Braun”
By chisholm on Sep 24, 2007 | Reply
Hi
We have a grandchild with spina bifida, also has hydrosephalus but does not have a shunt. He is 2 years old and I would be interested in the price for the walker for him.
Also of course availability, he lives in Scotland UK
Thank you
By TheFuture on Oct 2, 2007 | Reply
hi chisholm, try to contact donn at his official website here http://www.donnkoh.com/
By Jennifer Street on May 5, 2008 | Reply
I would be interested in using this with a 5-year old student I work with that has spina bifida. What is the availabilty in the U.S.?
By TheFuture on May 5, 2008 | Reply
@Jennifer, try to contact Donn through his official website