May 2015: Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh
I had such an amazing time chaperoning my students at Intel ISEF. I was so exhausted walking around to see all the mind-blowing projects. I took pictures of only a few of them, but there were so many that were extremely impressive. I was also able to take a small group of students and parents to Carnegie Mellon University to tour the robotics department, courtesy of my long-time friend Michael Shomin. Michael was such a fantastic host! He showed us some of the projects he's working with.
Top: A student demonstrates his project. Using an Arduino, he created a hand that mimics the movement of his own. This could be useful for people whose hands are to weak or shaky to grasp things on their own.
Middle: The student was unavailable to give a live demo, but I recorded their video... This robot senses the user's hand motions and relays it to a robotic hand that mimics the motion. How cool!?
Bottom: This student created a glove that senses its own motion. When a user spells out letters in sign language, the glove converts it into text on the iPad on the table.
Middle: The student was unavailable to give a live demo, but I recorded their video... This robot senses the user's hand motions and relays it to a robotic hand that mimics the motion. How cool!?
Bottom: This student created a glove that senses its own motion. When a user spells out letters in sign language, the glove converts it into text on the iPad on the table.