This is the last week of iSEED and i have to say some of the experiences i had during the summer. The last week of iSEED 2017 began on Monday, the 24th of July. I was so excited to begin this week knowing that we were about to show our prototype to our client and...
How to visualize a Pixel
This week began with an incredible idea from Drs. Wettergreen and Hunter. They suggested that we make our device wedge like shaped to allow for a more natural way of placing the patient’s foot on the glass pad. This idea not only proved successful, it also...
www.footforaking.com/diabeticfootchecker-A step to success
We began this week by identifying personal skills so that team members can be properly allocated to the task they are familiar with. Our team is comprised of members with different set of skills in software development, electronics, mechanical and some generic...
All work and no play maketh %?% a dull Engineer
It’s been a month since we arrived in Houston, and things have been exciting . Looking at our progress so far i’m impressed and i’m hoping to see more progress in the coming weeks. Week four began with the independence holiday and we had to rest...
The League of ideas
Seed continues…. This is the third week of SEED 2017 and we are still at the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen. It has been cold indoors most of the days. Almost everyone in the group is familiar with the campus and you don’t have to ask for directions...
Foot for a King, Stories from the second week
Deep thoughts in second week ended me in glasses Second week of seed started with more expectations and fun. June, 19th marked the beginning of this promising week. I personally felt that we were going to learn and do a lot within the week. We began by...
SEED IS HERE AGAIN…..Loading Completed!!!!!
ABOUT MYSELF I am Chris Dzuwa from the Republic of Malawi. I study Structural Engineering at the Malawi Polytechnic. I am so excited to be present at the Rice 2017 SEED summer program as this will expose me to different people with different skills. I left Malawi on...