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May 18, 2021 A Seventh Grader Creates Ventilator Using Legos A tween in Illinois saw a problem in the world and combined two of his passions to try to come up with a solution. Anthony Hartman has created a ventilator out of Legos in an effort to help with ventilator shortages. The seventh-grader from Winnetka, Illinois, used his free time during the pandemic to put his love of creating and building to work after hearing about the shortage of ventilators for COVID patients. Hartman used Legos and materials from home to create his design and he’s named it the EVentilator2020. “I saw a bunch of universities making respirator units that were cheaper and more affordable,” the 12-year-old explains. “I wanted to make my own version with a twist, which was the Lego part.” ....
May 18, 2021 A Seventh Grader Creates Ventilator Using Legos A tween in Illinois saw a problem in the world and combined two of his passions to try to come up with a solution. Anthony Hartman has created a ventilator out of Legos in an effort to help with ventilator shortages. The seventh-grader from Winnetka, Illinois, used his free time during the pandemic to put his love of creating and building to work after hearing about the shortage of ventilators for COVID patients. Hartman used Legos and materials from home to create his design and he’s named it the EVentilator2020. “I saw a bunch of universities making respirator units that were cheaper and more affordable,” the 12-year-old explains. “I wanted to make my own version with a twist, which was the Lego part.” ....
PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN Anthony Hartman created his ventilator made of Lego, naming it the EVentilator2020, in March last year, according to a report from ABC7 News. The boy said he has been building things with Lego ever since he could remember. The seventh grader used up his free time during the worst time of the pandemic to think of solutions to help those in need, the report added. He decided to build a ventilator from the Lego kit when he heard there was a lack of a ventilator for those in critical condition due to COVID-19. It took Hartman several weeks until he finished his first build. ....
07 May 2021, 04:05 am Ventilator shortages are widespread especially the supplies are in dire need of decreasing. In hopes of helping the dilemma of the breathing device, a 12-year-old boy from Winnetka, Illinois has developed a unique kind of ventilator that is made out of legos. For an elementary pupil, a lego can only be a source of happiness with it being a mere toy, but for Anthony Hartman who is currently in 7th Grade, there s more to enjoying life with toys through helping more people in a more useful way. 7th Grader Crafts a Lego-Made Ventilator Amid Pandemic Scare (Photo : Fiona Goodall/Getty Images) ....
Illinois 12-year-old builds ventilator using Lego parts By (0) May 7 (UPI) A 12-year-old Illinois boy said shortages of medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic inspired him to design his own ventilator using Lego pieces. Anthony Hartman, a Winnetka seventh-grader, said he heard about projects to create ventilators to help offset shortages and decided to try to make one himself using a Lego Mindstorm EV3 robotics kit. Advertisement I saw a bunch of universities making respirator units that were cheaper and more affordable. I wanted to make my own version with a twist, which was the Lego piece, Anthony told WLS-TV. ....