Marcel Pasternak, Inventor of bionicTOYS. Photography: Ben Nicolaus
bionicTOYS was created by German product designer Marcel Pasternak as a way to introduce important STEM-based skills to children. Through creative building, they are able to replicate organic actions found in nature and learn about potential energy and such principles as flexibility, elasticity, friction, levers and pivots. The patent-pending flex-brick design allows for inventive, multi-functional play that can also interact with existing building bricks, such as LEGO® Technic or Tinkerbots®.