2017 has been an exciting year for product design trends with 2018 promising more of the same. One life-changing development this year has been next-generation prosthetic legs worn by a leader in biomechatronic research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Hugh Herr, who lost both legs below the knee to severe frostbite after a climbing accident more than 30 years ago, worked with a nearby machine shop to piece together a set of very unique prosthetic legs that allowed him to climb again. However, this wasn’t enough for Herr. He wanted to end the suffering that he and so…
Product Design Trends to Watch for 2017-18
