Tag: Assistive Technology
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Mentoring Student Innovation : 5 Lessons from Motorized Toddler Mobility Trainer
As a mentor, it is easy to measure a student project by the final product—a working robot, a competition win, or an award. Mentoring Team TeraBridges through the Motorized Toddler Mobility Trainer (TMT) reminded me that the real success is what students learn along the way. 1. Let Students Own the Problem Don’t give students…
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TechOWL and CLASS Industry Visit
Three of our students and two of our team’s coaches attended an informational industry visit to C.L.A.S.S., (Community Learning And Support Services), a non-profit organization under TechOwls dedicated to providing assistive technology to the local Pittsburgh disabled community for free. Students were allowed to explore and interact with certain demo devices that would be used…
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Donate to support a 3D-printed TMT (toddler mobility trainer)
💙 Mobility changes everything. Our TeraBridges Robotics Team 3D prints and donates Toddler Mobility Trainers (TMTs) to families who need them. For many toddlers and young children with disabilities, traditional mobility devices are either unavailable, too expensive, or not covered by insurance. A TMT gives these children the opportunity to explore, play, and gain independence during a…
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Robotics Team Wins Global Innovation Challenge Grand Prize
A team of four Upper St. Clair High School students has been named a Grand Prize winner in the Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM) Global Innovation Challenge. TOM is a nonprofit organization that connects innovators with people living with disabilities to develop technologies that promote greater independence and improve quality of life. The winning team includes…
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Innovating for Inclusion: The TeraBridges Motorized TMT
-Written by Shreyan. M From the middle of April to the end of May, Terabridges had the incredible opportunity to participate in the Tikkun Olam Makers Global Innovation Challenge (TOM GIC). The challenge encourages participants to use engineering and creativity to develop assistive technology solutions that can make a real difference in people’s lives. We…
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TeraBridges Hosts its Second Community Build Day during Remake Learning Day
On Wednesday, May 6, 2026, Team TeraBridges, hosted a Remake Learning Community Build Day, bringing together adults and K–12 students to explore how engineering can make play more accessible for all children. During the event, participants adapted a dozen walking dog toys that were later donated to Child’s Way of Pittsburgh. Using a switch interrupter,…