[Andrew Schuetze]

2008 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams

East

• Charles Herbert Flowers High School (Springdale, Md.): Portable lock device for the blind
• Gann Academy (Waltham, Mass.): Weight-stabilizing compact stretcher
• Hiram High School (Hiram, Ga.): Automated floor mop and dryer
• Norview High School (Norfolk, Va.): Adaptive communication device for people with cerebral palsy
• Rockport High School (Rockport, Mass.): Pneumatic auto-deployment system for emergency position-indicating radio beacons on fishing vessels
• Saratoga Springs High School (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.): Plant and flower success indicator to measure garden conditions
• Sidwell Friends School (Washington, D.C.): Ice and frost preventive device for windshields

Central

• Brillion High School (Brillion, Wis.): Electric all-terrain multi-purpose lifting machine
• Edgewood Fine Arts Academy (San Antonio, Texas FRC 499 Toltechs): Robotic butterfly
• Farmington Harrison High School (Farmington Hills, Mich.): Aquatic autonomous remote monitoring system to measure ecological variables
• Great River School (St. Paul, Minn.): Aerial wind-sensing device that determines optimal locations for wind turbines
• Saint Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights, Minn.): Electric motorcycle with compressible "crush zones" for urban commuter safety
• University of Chicago Laboratory School (Chicago, Ill.): Automatic pancake machine that integrates Web 2.0 technology

West

• Oregon Episcopal School (Portland, Ore.): Human-powered irrigation pump
• Troy High School (Fullerton, Calif.): Robotic coconut tree climbing device
• West Valley High School (Spokane, Wash.): Fish "escalator" to ferry salmon over man-made dams and into their spawning grounds

Are there any other FIRST teams on this list?