| Gary Kurek
From Walker to Wheel Chair: A Mobility Aid Combination
| Division: | Health Sciences / Automotive | | Category: | Intermediate | | Region: | Edmonton | | City: | Fort Kent, AB | | School: | Bonnyville Centralized High School | | Abstract: | In this project I invented an inexpensive device that can be attached to most styles of 3-4 wheeled rollators (walkers with wheels, a seat, and a backrest) and gives the rollator the capability of acting as a mobility rehabilitation tool, or a convenient electric wheelchair. My findings show that a device like this would solve problems facing many walker, rollator, and electric wheelchair patients. |
| Awards | Value | The University of Western Ontario Scholarship
Bronze Medallist - $1000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Western Ontario | $1 000.00 | Bronze Medal - Engineering
Intermediate
Sponsor: Youth Science Foundation Canada | $300.00 | | Total | $1 300.00 | |
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