Teen Wins Top Prize For Building Remote-Controlled Robotic Hand

It took six months for 14-year-old Thomas Aldous to design and build the hand as an eighth-grade student.

Everyone can use a helping hand. A Pennsylvania middle school student invented, designed and built one for use in dangerous situations, including natural disasters.

14 year-old Thomas Aldous won the top prize at the Broadcom MASTERS and Society for Science middle school competition. Aldous was awarded the Samueli Foundation Prize, which includes a $25,000 prize.

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