The BYU Engineering Building Lego model sits in front of the actual Engineering Building. This Lego set is the prize for the winner of this June's 'Battle of the Bricks.' (BYU Engineering) The BYU ...

LEGO can be an essential tool in mechanical engineering as it is a form of what the field calls low-fidelity prototyping.

In the span of less than a year, she went from struggling with instructions to building huge sets with thousands of pieces.