Santiago Del Solar
I'm Building
Engineering a motorized exoskeleton from my dorm room to enhance human strength and endurance.
Bio
Santiago Del Solar, now based in Canada, is a young technical builder who received a Merge Grant to engineer a motorized exoskeleton from his dorm room with the aim of enhancing human strength and endurance. He previously bootstrapped his own 3D printing business, using proceeds to upgrade his equipment and sharpen his hands-on engineering skills. From early projects in Peru—where he repurposed household scraps into new inventions—to demoing his latest exoskeleton at major university events, Santiago continuously turns ambitious ideas into tangible prototypes.
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