Friday, November 2, 2012

Back to the Drawing Board


Catherine H. – Green Machine Researcher – 6th Grade
The researchers from both teams have been going back and forth with on so many ideas.  The Green Machine researchers thought they had come up with a revolutionary idea, a GPS watch that helped Alzheimers patients find their way around the house.  We soon discovered that the idea had already been created – back to the drawing board...
The Owl Bots also suffered through the same disappointment.  They thought they had a great idea for a pill dispenser that made sure the right combinations of pills were dispensed at the right time and it notified caregivers when a patient forgot to take their medications.   But with some further research they discovered that a very similar solution had been thought of just a year ago – back to the drawing board…
Luckily, one member of their team came up with an awesome idea new idea – a facial recognition app for iPhone and iPad so that Alzheimers patients can easily identify friends and family members’ names.  After a lot of research we are confident no other app exists for this purpose.
The Green Machine researchers have been looking at music and memory.  We decided on a keyboard attachment for wheelchairs but now we think our solution is too limited – back to the drawing board…

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