Teen Innovator’s VTOL Drone Earns Congressional Gold Medal For Breakthrough Design
An online search finds many papers or stories about tilt-rotor drones – however, I was unable to find his specific paper: Next-Generation VTOL Drones: A Breakthrough in Tilt Mechanism and Modular Design for Optimization and Accessibility
Some info here: https://isef.net/project/etsd021-innovative-vertical-take-off-and-landing-vtol-drone
and here: https://3dprinting.com/news/high-school-student-develops-low-cost-3d-printed-drone/ (This link has a photo and video of the drone)
He attends a private school (2025 tuition $60,000/year) in Greenwich CT (one of the wealthiest communities in the United States). As burn victim himself, he started a non-profit that has raised significant funds to provide care to burn victims in Bangladesh. His non-profit has an entire team of young people running the organization – 100% of donations go to helping burn victims. Very impressive.
