Design & Health Fabrication Lab
Applied research in a pediatric hospital to design and fabricate personalized assistive devices for children with disabilities.
Description:
This project was developed at the Exequiel González Cortés Pediatric Hospital and focused on improving the timely and personalized delivery of assistive devices for children with disabilities.
It involved deep research with families and clinical teams, digital prototyping, personalized fabrication, and co-design at every stage of development.
The approach aimed to enhance quality of life, reduce waiting times, and create devices tailored to real needs, involving users, families, and healthcare professionals as core contributors.
Key insights:
Assistive devices must adapt to the child, not the opposite.
Co-design increases adherence, usability, and satisfaction.
Digital fabrication enables fast and precise customization.
Relevant data:
Applied research in a pediatric hospital.
Personalized functional prototypes.
Direct collaboration with families and clinical teams.
At least a 50% improvement in delivery times.
- 70+ Assistive technologies developed and delivered in 1 year.
