Waipahu alum creates STEM summer camp for students to build muscle-powered robots

Waipahu High School GEAR UP students, part of University of Hawaii at Manoa GEAR UP partnership grant, spent part of their summer designing and building remote control cars controlled by neuromuscular activity in their biceps. That’s right, these “muscle” cars respond to human muscle using electrodes. GEAR UP and Waipahu High alumni majoring in engineering, worked with current GEAR UP students during this fun, action-packed summer program. Check out this article to learn more.