Young Ham Honored for Designing Navigation Aid for Visually
Impaired
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| KK6ISM , wearing assistive hat. |
California high school student Shiloh Curtis, KK6ISM, has
been named one of nine Popular Mechanics "Future Breakthrough Award"
winners for designing a robotic navigation aid system for people with visual
impairments. According to the ARRL Letter, Curtis's device is built around a
hat containing a robot vacuum cleaner's laser distance sensors and vibrating
motors to warn wearers of obstacles. A high school junior, Shiloh and her
project have also been recognized as the California State Fair's "Project
of the Year" and as a regional finalist in the Google Science Fair. Her
father, Dave Curtis, is also a ham, N6NZ.