07/28/2025
🚗💡 This Teen Invented a Game-Changing Electric Motor — Without Rare Earth Magnets!
Meet Robert Sansone, a high school student from Fort Pierce, Florida, who shook the science world with a brilliant invention: a magnet-free electric motor that could change the future of electric vehicles (EVs)! ⚡🔧
Most EVs today use rare-earth magnets—which are expensive and come from environmentally harmful mining. But Robert thought: What if there was a cleaner way?
Using 3D printing and parts he built by hand, he developed a synchronous reluctance motor with his own twist—no rare-earth materials, just smart engineering! His prototype showed more torque, more efficiency, and tons of promise.
🎓 His innovation won him $75,000 and the top award at the 2022 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair — one of the toughest science competitions in the world.
Now, as of 2025, Robert’s studying mechanical engineering and perfecting his design for real-world use—with eyes on making EVs more sustainable and affordable.
🌍 In a world racing toward clean energy, young minds like Robert’s are proving the future isn’t just electric—it’s innovative.