Wis. engineering students compete with inventions
MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering students are using their ingenuity to compete for thousands of dollars in prizes on Wednesday.
Their unique inventions will appear during the Engineering Mechanics and Astronautics Fall Design Competition.
Some examples include a pedal-powered riding lawn mower, a green garbage disposal and an attachment for wheelchairs that increases traction in slick conditions. The engineering mechanics students are competing for more than $4,000 in prizes.
Each team will deliver a presentation that they hope will convince the judges their invention is unique and marketable. The public is allowed to attend.
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