READ & WATCH - Accessible inventions: Students honoured for devices that help elderly, disabled
SINGAPORE — During his monthly visits to his paternal grandmother, Temasek Polytechnic student Frederick Ang, 18, noticed that several pressure ulcers had developed on her back and thighs due to inactivity.
For their invention, Ang and his team clinched a gold award in the Technology category of the 7th National Assistive & Rehabilitation Technologies Student Innovation Challenge on Friday . Tertiary student competitionThe annual challenge saw a total of 24 ITE, polytechnic, and university student teams develop inventions to help the elderly and disabled.
One of the winners was 24-year-old Singapore Institute of Technology student Hilsann Yong, who developed the Troll-E, a personal mobility device that can transform into a shopping trolley in three steps. He was inspired to aid the elderly, like his 64-year-old mother, in their grocery shopping.
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