The need to help people has served as an inspiration for three University of Regina engineering students. The students have unveiled a prototype of an electric wheelchair cup holder. “The idea came to us from just witnessing someone in a wheelchair spill a cup of coffee on themselves,” says Marco Vargas, who worked on the project along with fellow students Mashari Alsulleman and IB Alayyaf. “We were looking for people in wheelchairs to be more independent,” says Alsulleman. The wheelchair cup holder design was one of dozens of creations on display at the University of Regina’s annual Project Day held recently. It’s an opportunity for fourth year engineering students to show off their creations to the public.