Meet Siddharth Vikram: Brother's accident inspired $25,000-winning app idea

When Siddharth Vikram watched his older brother go through long physical therapy sessions after a serious car accident, he noticed a major problem with the recovery process. While clinic visits offered expert help, doing the same exercises at home often left patients feeling bored and unmotivated. Wanting to help, the eighth grader from Carlisle, Massachusetts, used his family's experience to create a new solution. He developed ReHappy, an interactive app that turns repeated physical therapy exercises into fun, game-based challenges for children and teenagers recovering from injuries. His invention earned him national recognition and the $25,000 grand prize in the grades 5 to 8 business category of the Mott Million Dollar Challenge.