Innovation In Action

Whether it's an touch screen game to help kids learn to print, a therapeutic balance platform, or a "power assist" device for those with limited hand strength, FalconWorks makes it happen.

FalconWorks is a nonprofit "innovation hub", bringing together the necessary resources to design and build technology-based solutions for disabled individuals and our community. We focus our efforts on projects that require significant creativity, innovation, and design work and help improve the lives of many people in our community.

FalconWorks coordinates with the U.S. Air Force Academy's academic departments to establish integrated teams for each project. Operating under the direction of the Academy's world-class faculty, these teams will consist of cadets who earn credit as part of their senior capstone courses. Projects will generally follow the academic year timeline with final product deliveries in May of each year.

To finance these projects, FalconWorks arranges financial sponsors with the intent of making the end product available to the therapeutic and assistive community..The only "cost" we ask of our project sponsors to bear is spending time with FalconWorks and the project teams to ensure we deliver what you need. Members of your organization may be asked to provide information, attend design reviews, and provide feedback for student evaluations. 

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News

  • January 2012 - FalconWorks Establishes Community Innovation Group

    To better tap the innovation of the local therapeutic and assistive community, FalconWorks has established a Community Innovation Group (CIG). This will be a group of interested volunteers who will help FalconWorks in defining needed projects, reviewing cadet project progress, assisting placing the devices with users and in raising project funding. The early response of the local community is very encouraging. The initial members of the CIG will be presented at the Spring FalconWorks Golf Tournament.

  • December 2011 - FalconWorks Board Announces New Officers and Director

    The FalconWorks Board has named Roger Neeland, Ph.D. as its Chairman and Mr. Scott Rea, MOT as Secretary. Tim Worrall, Ph.D., J.D. was added as a Board member. Dr. Worrall brings significant biotech knowledge as well as Intellectual Property expertise and is a valuable addition to the FalconWorks Board. The Board also acknowledged the contributions of departing Board members Gary Markle and Dale Halling, who have supported FalconWorks since its early days.

  • August 2011 - University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) to Complete TheraBalance

    In its role as an “innovation hub” FalconWorks has placed the TheraBalance project with MindStudios, a part of UCCS, for completion and preparation for field use. This will include some mechanical and software redesign as well as system integration. It is expected that TheraBalance will be available for clinical demonstration in Spring 2012. 

 

FalconWorks InfOrmation

FalconWorks is a Colorado Nonprofit Corporation and 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. FalconWorks is registered as a private organization at the U.S. Air Force Academy, however, it is not part of the Department of Defense or any of its components and it has no governmental status.