For almost two seasons I have have had the pleasure to work with an amazing and inspiring group of young high school students involved in the FIRST Robotics competitions at Catlin Gabel in Portland Oregon. The FIRST Robotics Team 1540 the Flaming Chickens are also looking for ways they can make the world a better place using technology and design. One recent example that has been the project they worked on with the Catlin Gabel InvenTeam to solve a local challenge to provide a power source for some local shelter pods housing formerly homeless people. The FIRST team had left over competition robot batteries that were no longer able to be used in competition but would provide a nice power storage for something else. The project was named the The JuiceBox Project and provided an eco friendly way to provide an energy source to some shelter pods in Portland.
The Juice Box Project (www.catlininvents.org/juicebox) There are even instruction on how to build your own JuiceBox.
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