"Body Forward" Challenge
From Machine Design - 11/18/2010

More than 170,000 children worldwide, ages 9 to 14, will be exploring the
exciting world of biomedical engineering through hands-on, minds-on teamwork
in "Body Forward", the 2010 FIRST Lego League (FLL) Challenge. In its 12th
year, FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is
the organization founded by inventor Dean Kamen. 

The two-part robotics challenge requires reseach to complete the project
phase, and science and engineering to master the complex missions of the
robot-game phase. In the project phase, teams research a body part, function,
or system, and then create an innovative solution to protect, repair, heal,
or improve it. Their solution(s) will be shared with the global community. 

For the robot-game phase, each team will confront some of today's medical
issues and apply robotics, sensor technology, and ingenuity to solve them.
Robot missions will range from the familiar, such as bone repair, rapid blood
screening,and pacemakers, tot he futuristic, which includes nerve mapping,
bionic eyes, and object control through thought. 

Links:
2010 Body Forward Challenge
http://www.firstlegoleague.org/media/twocol.aspx?id=247

Dean Kamen's lego League sponsors "Body Forward Challenge" for kids
http://www.core77.com/blog/education/dean_kamens_lego_league_sponsors_body_forward_challenge_for_kids_17328.asp