FIRST member creates low-cost prosthetic leg

摘要

Last fall, Parker Owen was a senior at the Alabama School of Math and Science in Mobile, AL, and a member of FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team 3469 and FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Team 4260. Parker invented a low-cost prosthetic leg that he sees being able to help perhaps thousands of people who can't afford the professional device. Parker Owen won this year's Future Innovator Award. This award recognizes creativity in effectively solving a real-world complex problem through the invention of a unique solution beyond the requirements of the FIRST competition season. This award directly links to the FIRST mission to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders and to the FIRST vision to transform the culture by creating a world where science and technology are celebrated. The award is sponsored by the Abbott Fund.