March Mini-Hack Recap

March Mini-Hack Recap

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Last week, McCall Middle School provided Youth CITIES with another rockstar student to present at the Youth CITIES Monthly Mini-Hack. Seventh-grader Vara Mathiyalakan shared his vision for Project N.E.A.H.R. (Nuerological Electro-chemical-controlled Artificial Humanoid Robot). Got all that?? Vara's project seeks to combine some cutting-edge technologies to allow an average person to control a humanoid robot using their thoughts alone. Inspired in part by this 60 Minutes video, he proposes to enhance augmented reality glasses (like Google Glass, for example) and incorporate developments in neuroscience to communicate with a robot. **To respect the intellectual property rights of Vara and Project N.E.A.H.R., this blog cannot share images of the designs presented during the Mini-Hack.** This month's Mini-Hack featured small group discussions, which were lively and generated great ideas for Project NEAHR to…
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2013 March-to-May Bootcamp Kicks Off

2013 March-to-May Bootcamp Kicks Off

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Last Thursday (March 7th), Boston City Councilman and Youth CITIES Board Member Tito Jackson emceed the 2013 Kickoff for Youth CITIES’ flagship program, March-to-May Bootcamp. Students participating in this year’s bootcamp got a chance to meet each other, our team of mentors, and some VIPs in the Youth CITIES community, such as Board Members and sponsors. The Kickoff featured a panel discussion with the following friends of Youth CITIES: Margaret Efthim, Youth CITIES Bootcamp alumna and Founder of Ready, Set, Golf Alex Finkelstein, General Partner at Spark Capital and Youth CITIES Board Member Greg Selkoe, Founder of Karmaloop.com and Youth CITIES Board Member Varun Solan, entrepreneur and advisor for Community Work Services   Energy built up at the Kickoff carried over to the first Saturday session with instructor Dan Ross, CEO of Promisec,…
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