Montgomery Blair High School Science, Mathematics, Computer Science Magnet students have built and are currently improving a Segway style personal transporter. Using repurposed parts from an electric wheelchair and a leftover robotic controller from a contest, they designed, built and programmed the transporter. To do this they had to learn to weld, and were forced to use their high-school programming skills in new and challenging ways. As students graduated their younger classmates stepped up into design and programming positions. Currently students are building a "lean-steer" type steering mechanism designed last year, and tweaking the programming to run it.

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John Kaluta

- Montgomery Blair High School Science, Mathematics, Computer Science Magnet Program

Mr. Kaluta has taught Tech Ed since 1981 and “Magnet” Engineering since 2006. He is also the author of The Perfect Stage Crew, a guide for high school and community theater Stage Crew sponsors and technicians. He lives in Beltsville, Maryland.

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