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2 Cambridge Students Participate In White House Science Fair
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At the NuVu innovation school in Cambridge, Mohammed Sayed and Kate Reed sought to reinvent the wheelchair one gadget at a time.
Kate, along with her partner Nathaniel Tong, used a 3D printer to make an attachable lever that lets wheelchair users propel themselves with a rowing motion.
Sayed uses a wheelchair himself, and with a 3D printer he created the easily detachable wheelchair tray he always wanted. Then he took that idea and thought up a bunch of other things he could mount onto his wheelchair using the same system. Now he has a tripod, cup holder, laptop holder and he's working on a rain canopy.
On Monday, Kate and Sayed presented their creations to President Obama at the White House Science Fair.
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Mohammed Sayed, student at the NuVu innovation school.
Kate Reed, student at the NuVu innovation school.
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NuVu Innovation School: Hacking Wheelchairs For Urbanity
- "Fusion is a 3D modeling software that allows you to edit dimensions and sizes on models you make. We spent the first few days making objects in the software as exercises. I made a phone case."
Wired: 3-D Printing Helped These Teens Build A Smarter Wheelchair
- "The project is just one way that 3-D printing is remaking the way we build—and modify—the stuff we use in our daily lives. This includes everything from wheelchairs to musical instruments to guns."
The White House Blog: Meet the Exhibitors In The 2015 White House Science Fair
- "This year’s exhibit lineup includes a diverse array of projects, from patented inventions being brought to market, to innovative apps coded from the ground up, to award-winning rockets and robots, to pollution-powered batteries, 3D-printed wheelchair parts, and plans to protect honeybees."
This segment aired on March 25, 2015.