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Installing a backup camera on your chair
Posted by
GerthroMonday, March 14, 2011
I am sitting at my desk, munching on my Samoas last week, when I got this email that is the answer to the question we get here all the time: "How can I help?" Simple! Get other people involved with people living with paralysis. It is all about expanding our world. Lydia Kedzierski, coach of a Girl Scout robotics team from Georgia is doing just that:
My robotics team did a research project involving wheelchairs and I'm wondering if you would be interested in sharing their story via the Christopher Reeve social media sites. The boy helped in this story has Spinal Muscular Atrophy, not a spinal cord injury, however the idea could be used by anyone that uses a wheelchair. The girls would like to share their idea with as many people as possible so others can benefit. I think more people on your site would see the story if you post it, versus us posting it. Here's a little more info:
The GENIUS (Girls Exploring New Ideas Using Science) robotics team from the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta has successfully installed a backup camera on the wheelchair of their 10 year old friend, Quinn, with the help of engineers from Georgia Tech's Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA). The camera system is designed to solve the problem of limited visibility behind wheelchairs. The team came up with this idea as part of their research project for this year's FIRST LEGO League Body Forward challenge. The team has created a video showing the installation process and the backup camera being used on Quinn's wheelchair.
GENIUS (Girls Exploring New Ideas Using Science) is a team of six 12-13 year old girls from the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta. The team won the 1st place Champion's Award at the Georgia State FIRST LEGO League competition for the 2010-2011 season. They will represent the state of Georgia at the FIRST World Festival in April 2011.
You can view their video here.
For more information on GENIUS, their project, and robot go here.
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Rob
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