AN Indian-American student has won the prestigious Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award for creating a device for people who can not walk well through disease or injury.
Syamantak Payra, a student at Clear Brook High School in Friendswood, Texas, received one of two Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards worth 50,000 dollars for developing a low cost electronically aided knee brace that allows an individual with a weakened leg to walk more naturally.
Syamantak tested his prototype on two people partially disabled by polio, and it instantly increased their mobility and restored a more natural pace. Syamantak’s device is both inexpensive and easy to use.