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Jun. 24, 2011
Student Inventors Dream Up A Better Wheelchair
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| An award-winning prototype wheelchair features an omni-directional drivetrain and a seat cushion that better caters to the health of the chair’s occupant. Tom Stilwell and Rebecca Kekelishvili, members of the student robotics team at Staten Island Technical High School, describe their team’s improved wheelchair designs. |
Produced by Charles Bergquist, Director and Contributing Producer
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Rebecca Kekelishvili
Member, Team TechSmart
Graduating Senior, Staten Island Technical High School
Staten Island, New York -
Tom Stilwell
Member, Team TechSmart
Incoming Senior, Staten Island Technical High School
Staten Island, New York -
Flora Lichtman
Author, "Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us" (Wiley, 2011)
Multimedia Editor,
NPR's Science Friday
New York, New York
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