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Kansas City Teen Wins Award For 'Baby Saver' Invention

By Steve Kraske,
Reginald David, Trevor Grandin
Published July 26, 2021 at 3:27 PM CDT
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A baby sits in a grey car seat as they grab onto a green stuffed toy. The baby looks directly at the camera with a pacifier in its mouth.
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The "Baby Saver" seeks to save children accidentally left in cars by alerting the authorities and the parents if conditions become too dangerous

A local young inventor is poised for the global stage with her life-saving invention, for which she won this year's Kansas City Invention Convention.

Kelly Anne Greene is an 18-year-old with big ideas and an important invention. Greene
thought of and designed the "Baby Saver," a device that monitors the vital signs of children if they are left in a hot car.

Using temperature and proximity sensors, the device can notify the parent or local authorities if the child is in danger.

"I decided to use what I knew and what I could potentially learn to create something that could fix this," Greene says.

  • Kelly Anne Greene, Kansas City Invention Convention 2021 winner
  • Lucy Howell, chief learning officer, The Henry Ford
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Steve Kraske
When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.
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