SARAT
MATTHEW
LOWE
Born in Bangkok, Thailand, I am a United States citizen and student at the University of Pennsylvania. As an undergraduate Systems Engineering student, I am passionate about creating assistive technologies and building organizations to commercialize my innovations, in order to make healthcare more accessible to the public.
PERSONAL PROJECTS
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Inventor of Boost-Walker
I invented the Boost-Walker, which is a physical therapy device combining a harness and walker, with progress-tracking technology, enabling patients to effectively monitor their improved mobility. With the goal of making physical therapy more accessible to the public, I built and donated Boost-Walker devices to Ratchaburi Hospital, Mae Lao Hospital, and Srisangwal School.
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Used AutoCAD 3D design software to design prototype
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Included innovative features such as a weight sensor to help patients track how much support they are using and record their progress
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Used low-cost materials such as bicycle hand brakes and a mass-market linear actuator, to keep Boost-Walker affordable
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Chief Engineer of GoBABYGo Thailand
I am a founding member of the first chapter of GoBabyGo in Thailand, an organization that modifies ride on toy cars to empower independent mobility. As the Chief Engineer, I localized and standardized the production of GoBabyGo cars in Thailand. So far, I've helped facilitate the donation of 30 cars to multiple organizations across Thailand and worked with more than 100 active members to start 4 other Thailand chapters.
Mission
Empower children with the ability to co-create their world through modified ride-on cars
GoBabyGo is a world-wide organization founded by Dr. Cole Galloway at the University of Delaware. With "mobility as a human right" as the primary motto, GoBabyGo aims to provide children with disabilities the freedom of independent mobility.
Role as Chief Engineer
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Localized and standardized the method of building for all chapters
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Experimented with different materials and sourced low-cost materials for GoBabyGo Thailand
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Developed a quality assurance process and installed additional safety features such as seatbelts and sensors
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Responsible for training new members, including other Thailand chapters, and supervising builds
GoBabyGo THailand Chapters
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100+ active members
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30 Cars built
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Lighting designer at Wat Arun
Seeking to preserve and promote our cultural heritage, I studied the architecture of Wat Arun, otherwise known as the Temple of Dawn, through an internship with the Lighting & Equipment Company (L&E). I designed and proposed a new maintenance system using IOT sensors for the lighting system at Wat Arun. I also proposed installing an IOT lighting system that would highlight the temple's key features against the varying shades of the sky at dawn and dusk.
Internship at L&E
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Technical writer for PR Department for Wat Arun project
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Proposed use of IOT sensors that would change the color of the lights depending on the ambient light color of the sunset, and IOT-based watt meters that would indicate the system status and provide service warnings
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automatic speech recognition research
I joined the Department of Computer Engineering at Thammasat University, which was working on developing an ASR program to convert technical engineering speech to text. I proposed using that ASR program to develop the first-ever automatic speech recognition app for Thai hospitals. The app translates nurses' and doctors' speech into written notes and stores them in the hospital database. I was in charge of processing data for machine learning by codifying nurses’ audio recordings.
Extracurriculars
AWARDS
Interviewed as a representative of Ruamrudee International School for
Hello Education, a popular Thai magazine.