A STILLWATER HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENT HAS SPENT THE LAST YEAR
AND A HALF FINE-TUNING A
PROSTHETIC LEG THAT HE USES --
THAT HE CREATED RATHER BY USING
A 3-D PRINTER.
THE 16-YEAR-OLD JUST RETURNED
FROM LOS ANGELES WHERE HE WON
AN AWARD AT THE INTEL
INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING FAIR.
HE WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS WORK
FOR DEVELOPING A PROSTHETIC LEG
FOR THE FRACTION OF THE COST.
WHY HE IS SO PASSIONATE ABOUT
HIS CREATION?
I STARTED OUT DESIGNING THIS
AS MY FIRST PHOTO TYPE.
IT IS PRETTY LINEAR IN LENGTH.
HE IS LEARNING FROM HIS
MISTAKES.
EVERY DAY, RESEARCHING NEW WAYS
TO MAKE THE PARTS OF HIS
PROSTHETIC LEG STRONGER AND
MORE FLEXIBLE.
I WAS ABLE TO REALIZE THAT A
FAILURE WAS REALLY NOT A
FAILURE.
IT WAS A PLACE TO LEARN OR A
PLACE TO KEEP ON DEVELOPING.
USING A COMPUTER PROGRAM AND
HIS HIGH SCHOOLS PRETTY PRINTER,
EVERETT IS PERFECTING A DESIGN
THAT WILL COST PATIENTS $100
THAN THE TYPICAL 18,000. HE
WANTS TO MAKE THEM FOR CHILDREN
WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH LOSS.
THERE ARE CHILDREN THAT
MAYBE DON'T EVEN HAVE CRUTCHES.
EVERETT IS EAGER TO ASK FOR
HELP.
HE HAS CONSULTED WITH DOCTORS
AT FAIRVIEW MEDICAL, TALKED
WITH PROSTHETIC DEVELOPERS, AND
SPEND TIME OBSERVING ENGINEERS
AT 3M AS THEY WORK WITH PRETTY
PRINTERS IN THEIR RESEARCH.
I AM ACTUALLY GETTING INTO
MEETINGS WITH PEOPLE THAT
ACTUALLY BUILD PROSTHETICS FOR
A LIVING.
THEY ARE GOING TO HELP ME TEST
PROTOTYPES AND MAKE IT EVEN
BETTER. NOW, WITH AN AWARD
FROM THE INTEL SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING FAIR, EVERETT HAS
TURNED THE CASH FOR BUYING
MATERIALS TO HELP PAY FOR HIS
COLLEGE EDUCATION.
ANGELA DAVIS, WCCO 4NEWS.
EVERETT TOLD ANGELA HE IS
LOOKING FOR A MENTOR, SOMEONE
WHO IS A MECHANICAL OR CHEMICAL
