Over the last nine months eight teams have been working on their designs for this years' Apprentice Innovation challenge. On 12 January the teams showcased their designs at the Royal Academy of Engineering.
This year, eight teams representing six of BAE Systems' UK businesses entered the challenge to solve one of two problems set by the charity Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. Both challenges focus on aiding the recovery of military personnel.
- The first challenge was to design 'The Grabber' to help wheelchair or bed-ridden users achieve more independence in day-to-day activities, like picking up small items or pulling up socks.
- The second challenge was to design the 'wheelchair load-carrying system' by providing a solution to enable wheelchair users to carry personal objects and medical items about with them in a safe and practical way.
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