Training tomorrow’s tinkerers
Bagging a gold medal at an international invention competition may not translate to commercial success, but it provides invaluable experience and creative inspiration for students interested in science and technology
By Han Cheung / Staff reporter
In less than a year, 10th-grader Isabella Peng (彭少函) went from not knowing how to use a screwdriver to claiming a gold medal at the Moscow International Salon of Inventions and Innovative Technologies.
Peng and her team of junior and senior high school students took top honors for their invention, a wheelchair that mechanically rises so that users can use regular toilets. The competition was held virtually last month.
I, Plumber
Chang Fa-shian, a professor at Cheng Shiu University’s Department of Electrical Engineering, right, and his students display their prize-winning robot invention in Kaohsiung yesterday. The “robot plumber,” designed to inspect pipes and remove blockages, won gold at the Moscow International Salon of Inventions and Innovative Technologies last month.
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