Students from Gardner Edgerton High School will soon go to the finals of the SourceAmerica Design Challenge, an annual national engineering competition in which high school students create technology that assists adults with disabilities in their workplaces.
The team designed a device called CAPS for Roy, a person served by Johnson County Developmental Supports, to help him with his job of packaging drywall screws and anchors.
Fox4 News reported that the invention has helped Roy increase his productivity by 40 percent and has given him increased independence.
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