The invention won the first prize of a 16-year-old girl, leading the dog to lose her job

Instead of spending $ 50,000 to train a dog, it only costs about $ 600.

At the age of 16, many of us still only eat, learn and play, then a California girl won a special technology award organized by Marvel with her blind camera robot. .

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Maia Dua , currently a student at River City High School west of Sacramento, California. In the " Captain America: Civil War - Girls Reforming the Future Challenge ", she defeated 1,000 other contestants with her camera robot.

Dua's machine is integrated with many sensors, it will notify users when they are about to bump into something by emitting a "beep " sound. She only took 4 days to assemble it.

Usually, blind people will use guide dogs to ensure safety when they need to go out. Dua felt like creating a smart stick for them. According to the Guide Dog Foundation, the average cost of breeding, training guide dogs and training him to get used to about $ 50,000. Meanwhile, Dua's device only costs about 600 USD.

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The Marvel Studio competition is specially organized for young girls to encourage them to participate in creative science and technology projects. As the winner, Dua will have the opportunity to participate in internships at Marvel Studio.

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Portrait of "female Captain America".

While waiting to step into Marvel, Dua will continue his academic work and practice his favorite wrestling sport.