Create the Future Contest

The Create the Future Design Contest was launched in 2002 by the publishers
of NASA Tech Briefs magazine to help stimulate and reward engineering
innovation. The annual event has attracted more than 7,000 product design
ideas from engineers, entrepreneurs, and students worldwide. The contest's
principal sponsors were  COMSOL, PTC, and Tech Briefs Media Group. This year,
for the first time, teams were invited to submit entries for collaborative
designs. 

Links:
Create the Future homepage
http://contest.techbriefs.com/

Assistive Technology Project Entries for 2011:

Close At Hand - Patrick Scranton
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/2026-close-at-hand

Speech and Touch Based Smart Home Infrastructure - Gopi Krishna
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/2023-speech-and-touch-based-smart-home-infrastructure

InflataCorset - Kristin Meidlinger
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/2017-inflatacorset

Lever Propelled Wheelchair - Stu Douglass
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/1999-lever-propelled-wheelchair

Automated Wheelchair - Shyam Kumar
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/1979-automated-wheelchair

Biomechanical Visualization of Human Motion - Tom Vastano
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/1832

Radio Locator for the Visually Impaired - Robert Christie
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/1816-radio-locator-for-the-visually-impaired

White Glove Seeing Eye Phone - Sheldon Gilden
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/1780-white-glove-seeing-eye-phone

Low Impact Cane - Park McGraw
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/1771-low-impact-cane

Stair Climbing Wheelchair - Shahram Alipourazadi
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/1745-stair-climbing-wheelchair

Bio-Feedback Machine-Washable Fabric - Lee Wainwright
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/1670-bio-feedback-machine-washable-fabric

WalkSafe for High Risk Heart Patients - Varun Dhanwantri
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/1635-walksafe-for-high-risk-heart-patients

Robotic GRANNIE-Box Simplifies Glucometer Use - Paul Frenger MD
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/1634-robotic-grannie-box-simplifies-glucometer-use

Propulsor Unit For Manual Wheelchairs - Raymond Mitchell
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/1619-propulsor-unit-for-manual-wheelchairs

Wheelchair Drive-Assistance Device - Moishe Garfinkle
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/1571-wheelchair-drive-assistance-device

Blind Contact Lens - Oanh La
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/1401-blind-contact-lens

Ultrasonic Flashlight - James Shand
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/1391-ultrasonic-flashlight

WalkRoller - Roy Rodetsky
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/1377-walkroller

Handy Handle 2 - Ronnie Hughes
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/1297-handy-handle-2

World's First Functional Artificial Finger - Daniel Didrick
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/1287-worlds-first-functional-artificial-finger

Remedy Lift - Curtis Whitaker
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/1282

Ischiban - Stroke Detection Headband - Pooja Kadambi
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/1266-ischiban-stroke-detection-headband

A-Hub - Jake Karrfalt
http://contest.techbriefs.com/medical-2011/1207-a-hub