To me Physical Computing means to be able to hook up one thing to some sort of software device. A major invention in recent years is the idea of creating something prosthetic, such as an arm, leg, bionic eye, or nose. There have been breakthroughs. For example, now a person can hook one's brain to a robotic arm and command the attached arm to move. having the arm look like an arm is up to artists, but one step at a time. Simply having a device controlled by one's brain is a major accomplishment. Here is a link to the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppILwXwsMng
This is a pretty tough lesson to make.
Lesson Idea: Through making a prosthetic limb, using a 3-d printer, tinker cad, students will learn their ideas can be added onto their bodies and become more aware of what disabled people have to live with.
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