Adafruit Industries’ Ladyada’s Workshop Lego – A Lego Cuusoo
Project - 9:00 AM Lego. We love them. They ignite the
imagination, allowing both children and adults of all ages to
build and create amazing things. Recently, Lego has been
specifically targeting young girls in a variety of marketing
campaigns, and with the addition of a Lego Friends line. This
has resulted in a lot of heated debate. Over at Lego Cuusoo—a
place where people can submit their ideas to be considered as
future Lego products—Limor Fried has proposed the idea of
Ladyada’s Workshop; a place for budding engineers to explore and
create. There is nothing “frilly” or “girly” about Ladyada’s
Workshop. Instead, your child will find all the necessary tools
to create the electronics and products begging to be freed from
their imagination. What are these tools? The list is quite
wonderful: - A pick-and-place machine. This will be needed to
pick up the miniscule parts necessary for making the circuit
boards found in our every day electronics; - A la