When the call went out for protective equipment for healthcare workers, makers jumped in. The Howard County high school students that converge on Maple Lawn makerspace Hackground were among them.

After hearing from a doctor in the local community, students pooled resources to get access to eight 3D printers and made face shields for medical workers in the Baltimore area. They also designed an intubation box that allows multiple healthcare workers to gain protection while performing the procedure that’s required to place patients on a ventilator, and worked with a local endocrinologist to put it into action.

The students are typically members of the FIRST Robotics team, but they applied what they learned about designing and building to help people.

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