Goals of the Challenge
The Beaver Works CRE[AT]E Challenge is a community-driven, project-based engineering design course from MIT. Teams of high school students work with local people with disability-related challenges to prototype solutions together, supported by Beaver Works staff and remote mentors.
The 2025 CRE[AT]E Final Event will be held both online and at MIT on Saturday, April 26th, 2025. Virtual details will be announced closer to the event. The main portion of the event will start at 1PM Eastern Time and run until approximately 4PM.
Finalist Teams
Team 305 Senior Buddy: medical report digest app
Team 330 Creagis: hearing aid and earplug headband
Team 422 TJ Team 5: exercise app and stimulus band
Team 744 CHS Dream Builder: products for stroke survivor independence
Team 782 Chem Demons: high-contrast light-up keyboard
Team 903 Waterlogged Frogs: safe and independent shower chair
Team 915 One Step: powered knee prosthetic
Team 963 Team Yoon: motorized sit/stand walker
Honorable Mentions
Team 160 The Dolphins: noise-canceling stimming headphones
Team 622 Qbit: motorized leg extender for physical therapy
Team 757 roboWolves: ultraviolet hearing aid cleaner
Team 842 Summit Hydrophobic Sleeve: waterproof continuous glucose monitor sleeve
Team 939 Husky Works: voice-controlled news reader