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"Most of the innovation and technology I write about involves audio, video or
computing products, but I’m always on the lookout for innovative products,
especially when they are the creations of young inventors. A pipeline of
talented engineers and inventors is essential to any modern economy and the
good news is the world’s universities and colleges are bursting with talented
and ingenious innovators.
The latest inventors to catch my eye are Karlos Miranda and Kevin Rivera,
founders of Watric, a Puerto Rican company developing automatic watering
planters for house plants. These two young mechanical engineers hail from
Puerto Rico and Karlos decided to become an inventor after having lived through
Hurricanes Irma, Harvey and Maria in 2017. Natural disasters call for ingenious
engineering to get things back to normal as soon as possible.
The hurricanes prompted Karlos to think about inventions that could produce
clean drinking water so desperately needed during natural disasters. Karlos has
already competed at innovation fairs in Arizona, Los Angeles and twice in
China. The experience provided him with a unique exposure to other young
inventors and scientists.
When he began his undergraduate studies in mechanical engineering, Karlos
joined his university's business center, where he plugged into various startup,
funding and intern opportunities. His initial interest in a drinking water
device led him to form Watric. With a team of interns, he began a project to
create compact devices that could produce water from the atmosphere for use in
microgrid applications."
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Reasons to be Cheerful:
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
