>> Allison Hirth, Reporting: CHRISTMAS CAME EARLY FOR TWO ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, COURTESY A COUPLE OF TEXAS TECH
STUDENTS STUDYING TO BECOME ENGINEERS. >> Texas Tech Student: How's it feel? >> Aidan Galvan, Second Grade Student: Good. >> Allison Hirth: THIS IS AIDAN. HE'S IN
SECOND GRADE AT LUBBOCK ISD'S BEAN ELEMENTARY. >> Aidan Galvan: There are only two ways to
live your life: As though nothing is a miracle or as though everything is a
miracle. >> Allison Hirth: HE HAS TROUBLE DOING THINGS MOST KIDS HIS AGE DO WITH EASE. >> Aidan Galvan: Write, catch
things and pick up stuff. >> Allison Hirth: SO A GROUP OF TEXAS TECH STUDENTS SPENT NEARLY NINE MONTHS MAKING
HIM THIS ROBOTIC HAND. >> Tanner Tausch, Texas Tech Student: We got input from Aidan as far as what he wanted-- to throw
a ball, type, all that good stuff and then from there, we just had to go out and do
it. >> Aidan Galvan: So I put it on like this. So, you see this weird line thing? You put
it in right there and then you put your fingers in the holes. >> Tanner Tausch: We had to develop
the system to get the desired motion, and the mold kind of took place to make sure
it fit to his hand. >> Aidan Galvan: I think it's great, so I can do stuff. >> Allison Hirth: ISSAC MONTOYA IS LOOKING
FORWARD TO DOING A LOT MORE STUFF TOO. THESE ENGINEERING STUDENTS WORKED FOR
ALMOST AN ENTIRE YEAR TO BUILD THE BEAN FOURTH GRADER A MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR.
>> Jeffrey Gingell, Texas Tech Student: When we first talked with Issac, he really stressed like being able to play
with his sisters and play at recess, and then he also kind of talked about
cooking with his dad a little bit and being able to reach the top of the
counter. >> Issac Montoya, Fourth Grade Student: With this chair, I'll now be able to like go up to higher places. >> Jeffrey Gingell: Piece by
piece-- we started with the frame and then added the wheels and pulleys and then
from there, built the-- attached the jacks and the chair and we just basically started
ground up. >> Allison Hirth: BOTH THE ROBOTIC HAND AND THE CHAIR WERE PROJECTS CREATED IN
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CLASSES. WHILE THEY HOPED THEIR HARD WORK WOULD EARN A
GOOD GRADE, THESE RED RAIDERS ENDED UP GETTING MUCH MORE. >> Jeffrey Gingell: It's probably the (my) most
favorite thing I've done at Tech. >> Tanner Tausch: Seeing him happy and I think we
surpassed expectations-- (it) was very, very rewarding. >> Allison Hirth: EVEN INSPIRING A FUTURE
GENERATION TO PURSUE A SIMILAR PATH. >> Aidan Galvan: I want to be an engineer
to design something. You know that ice cream's really cold? So imagine if I like
build something so you do not get cold when you hold the ice cream? >> Allison Hirth: FOR
TEXAS TECH TODAY, I'M ALLISON HIRTH.



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