Norah Kimathi, 21, is a multi-award-winning Kenyan innovator applying engineering and technology to sustainability and inclusive education. Through Zerobionic, she transforms recycled plastics into assistive humanoid robots that make STEM education accessible to hearing-impaired students, pioneering this field in Africa. To address rural connectivity barriers, she co-developed a hybrid 4G-to-2G data pipeline that enables the robots to function off-grid. Her work is also rooted in circular economy practices, with more than 5,000 kilograms of plastic waste recycled and repurposed into impactful solutions.