Meet the inspiring young innovators who are helping to prove the maker spirit is alive and well in America!
Meet the inspiring young innovators who are helping to prove the maker spirit is alive and well in America! Explore the remarkable video submissions of our challenge winners to see how they succeeded using original thinking and the power of STEAM.
Samantha, an eleventh-grade student from New Jersey, created her video, entitled “The Future of Construction” to showcase her passion for a future in the trades and address the fourth industrial revolution as related to the innovative technologies of the construction industry.
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Jiwoong, a twelfth-grade student from Connecticut, created “Hazel,” an olfactory mood enhancer and safety monitor to combat 'Kodokushi', fatal accidents that happen particularly to elders when no one is around to call an emergency, by constantly detecting their presence and analyzing their mood through user-friendly tarot card tags.
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Nehal, a ninth-grade student from Texas, created a neural network to ensure all autonomous cars move in accordance to their neighbor's speed, direction, and distance to help avoid collisions. She took inspiration from the collision avoidance strategies used by bees and fish in the wild.
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Esha, an eleventh-grade student from North Carolina, created "outSMARTPD", a smartphone app that objectively assesses Parkinsonian symptoms to determine a patient's percent likelihood of having Parkinson's Disease. Using the in-built MEMS accelerometer and gyroscope sensors in smartphones and a backend Python algorithm she created, outSMARTPD objectively evaluates motor and non-motor symptoms and allows the patient to video record and log their symptoms to allow self-monitoring and patient empowerment.
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Team No Dolor took a proactive approach to tackling the opioid epidemic by exploring non-pharmacologic pain remedies, including an incredible non-invasive electro-stimulation therapy.
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Team Handheld Computed Tomography created a handheld X-ray system that could be used by first responders to treat serious injuries during natural disasters, public health crises, and beyond.
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Team Blok found a simple way to prevent distracted driving by designing an app that converts drivers’ phones from a source of distraction into a tool for better focus on the road.
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