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    Gregorio Zara was a Filipino scientist and inventor born in 1902. He is best known for inventing the videophone, the first two-way electronic video communicator. Zara earned multiple advanced degrees from prestigious universities. He returned to the Philippines and became involved in both government and academia, teaching at several universities. Zara received many awards and honors for his work before passing away at age 76. The Salamander Amphibious tricycle was designed over 24 months as a solution for flood-prone areas. It can quickly convert to float on water, propelled by an industrial-grade propeller. While challenging to source proprietary parts, the Salamander's ability to serve as daily transport

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    Gregorio Zara was a Filipino scientist and inventor born in 1902. He is best known for inventing the videophone, the first two-way electronic video communicator. Zara earned multiple advanced degrees from prestigious universities. He returned to the Philippines and became involved in both government and academia, teaching at several universities. Zara received many awards and honors for his work before passing away at age 76. The Salamander Amphibious tricycle was designed over 24 months as a solution for flood-prone areas. It can quickly convert to float on water, propelled by an industrial-grade propeller. While challenging to source proprietary parts, the Salamander's ability to serve as daily transport

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    Gregorio Zara was a Filipino scientist and inventor born in 1902. He is best known for inventing the videophone, the first two-way electronic video communicator. Zara earned multiple advanced degrees from prestigious universities. He returned to the Philippines and became involved in both government and academia, teaching at several universities. Zara received many awards and honors for his work before passing away at age 76. The Salamander Amphibious tricycle was designed over 24 months as a solution for flood-prone areas. It can quickly convert to float on water, propelled by an industrial-grade propeller. While challenging to source proprietary parts, the Salamander's ability to serve as daily transport

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    Videophone

    (Atoy Llave)

    Gregorio Zara, a Filipino scientist best known


    as the inventor of the videophone, the first two-
    way electronic video communicator, was born on
    March 8, 1902, in Lipa City, Batangas,
    Philippines. He earned a bachelor's degree in
    mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts
    Institute of Technology, a master's in aeronautical
    engineering (summa cum laude) at the University
    of Michigan, and a doctorate in physics at
    Sorbonne University in Paris (summa cum laude
    with Tres Honorable, the highest graduate student honor). He returned to
    the Philippines and became involved in both the government and the
    academic worlds. At the same time, he taught aeronautics at several
    universities. All told, he patented 30 devices and received different
    prestigious awards and recognitions in and outside the country. Zara died
    of heart failure at the age of 76.

    The Salamander Amphibious


    tricycle, was designed over 24 months of
    research and development as a solution to
    flood-prone areas, particularly Navotas. They
    were challenged to do so by the Asian
    Development Bank (ADB) through Sohail
    Hasne, its principal energy specialist. From this
    form, Salamander can quickly become disaster-
    ready, llave said the vehicle is also build with a
    patent pending compartmentalized hull to enable the vehicle to float under
    water.“Once flooding arises, with a switch of a lever, the mud type,
    industrial grade propeller can travel even in flood waters,” Llave said. The
    steering wheel is used for both land and water. Llave said that the built-in
    rudder enables the Salamander to maneuver even in water. While these
    features are impressive, the proprietary design made sourcing the parts
    difficult – the biggest challenge of Salamander’s development.

    That Salamander is flexible enough to serve two different purposes –


    daily transport and emergency rescue – makes it cost-effective.
    Barangays would not have to shell out money for rescue vehicles
    potentially used only a few days out of the year. That the government is
    willing to work with these tech companies now bodes well for H2O
    Technologies and its Salamander. But what will it take to see the
    Salamander be widely available on the commercial market? Cost, of
    course, is the most important factor.

    Llave said that the H2O Technologies team is trying to find the best
    price possible for their market. To them, this comes down to sourcing the
    most appropriate parts while still maintaining the delicate balance between
    quality and cost. With all the buzz that Salamander has received, some
    Filipinos will want to use it as a leisure vehicle.

    For these customers, the H2O Technologies team has created a


    version of Salamander for private use that would cost about P280,000
    ($6,196.88). The Salamander, with higher specs and added features that
    can be used as a national government vehicle and rescue vehicle, would
    range from P300,000 ($6,634.36) and P495,000 ($10,929.47).

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