Students Step Up for Physically Challenged Children From: Medical Design Technology - 05/02/2014 Rice University freshmen’s horizontal ladder helps kids learn to navigate obstacles Five Rice University freshmen stepped up to a challenge - literally - when they designed a device for physical therapists who help children with balance issues. The StepUp Floor Ladder is a simple frame with movable rungs that tests children's ability to balance as they traverse obstacles. Read the entire article and view a video (3:48) at: http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/05/students-step-physically-challenged-children Links: Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen http://oedk.rice.edu/ George R. Brown School of Engineering http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/05/students-step-physically-challenged-children Related: Beaming on a Balance Beam http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2014/04/beaming-balance-beam?cmpid=related_content Navigation Device with Haptic Feedback for the Visually Impaired http://oedk.rice.edu/Content/Members/MemberPublicProfile.aspx?pageId=1063096&memberId=10937958 Mechanical Wheelchair Propulsion System for Patients with Arthrogryposis http://oedk.rice.edu/Content/Members/MemberPublicProfile.aspx?pageId=1063096&memberId=8974322 Brain Computer Interface for Motion Control http://oedk.rice.edu/Content/Members/MemberPublicProfile.aspx?pageId=1063096&memberId=10938570 R-ARM: Robotic Assistive Reaching Mechanism http://oedk.rice.edu/Content/Members/MemberPublicProfile.aspx?pageId=1063096&memberId=5556272 EMG-Based Seizure Detection System http://oedk.rice.edu/Content/Members/MemberPublicProfile.aspx?pageId=1706822&memberId=10935909 Obstacle Avoidance for Wheelchairs http://oedk.rice.edu/Content/Members/MemberPublicProfile.aspx?pageId=1706822&memberId=8120154 Proprioceptive Feedback for an Enhanced Prosthetic Limb http://oedk.rice.edu/Content/Members/MemberPublicProfile.aspx?pageId=1706822&memberId=10939698