Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 12:45pm
Salesianum student gets a presidential shoutout
Updated Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 12:54pm
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| President Obama acknowledges students as he speaks about the White House Science Fair. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) | A student from Delaware is one of a handful across the U-S showcasing their science projects at the White House.
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A Salesianum student gets a very special shout out on live television -- one that might make his friends pretty jealous.
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"Benjamin Hylak, where's Benjamin?"
President Obama singled out the 14-year-old Sallies student for his unique invention.
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"Benjamin Hylak was worried that folks at his grandmother's senior center were getting lonely so he built a robot with a monitor and a video camera, so it's like a moving Skype, and it moves around the center and allows seniors to talk to their kids and the grandkids, even when they can't visit in person," explains President Obama.
The President says Hylak's robot is one that could improve the lives of millions of families.
He added all of the students inspire him.
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"It's young people like you that make me so confident that America's best days are still to come. When you work, and study, and excel at what you're doing at math and science, when you compete, you're not just trying to win a prize today, you're getting America in shape to win the future," says the President.
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