Marcelo Zuffo is an engineering professor at the University of São Paulo in Brazil. When he saw a tsunami of COVID approaching South America, he sprung into action and invented a low-cost, easy-to-assemble ventilator that can run off a motorcycle battery.

Humans 2020 is a series honoring scientists, engineers, and visionaries who are changing the world for the better.

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