Kids take their best shot (and learn about electronics in the process)
by Larry Greenemeier, techventures.columbia.eduWhat could be cooler for an aspiring scientist or engineer than a hands-on project working with and learning about electronics and optics? How about one where each student ends up with his or her own digital camera.
Such is the vision of Shree Nayar's BigShot, which the chair of Columbia University's computer science department has been carefully cultivating since 2006. Nayar, with help from some of his graduate students, has already developed a dozen prototypes of the build-it-yourself BigShot camera, an associated educational and social-networking Web site, and several successful pilot tests with children around the world. Now he is ready to take this endeavor to the next level by finding someone who can manufacture, distribute and market the camera to parents and educators.
"I'm looking for someone that can package the BigShot as an educational kit, not as an inexpensive toy," Nayar says, adding that after participating in a toy fair in New York City last month he is seeing some interest in a toy or learning technology company licensing the BigShot concept.
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