MIRI: Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) recently held a Tech Master Championship to promote innovation and creativity among its students.
It was hosted by the university’s Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Student Branch in conjunction with the IEEE STEM Fair held at its campus.
The championship was organised in collaboration with IEEE Region 10 Women in Engineering (WIE) and TEGAS Community Innovative Learning (TCIL).
Nine teams of students participated in the challenge, out of which ‘Fantastic 3’ comprising Jack Tan Zhen Shiun, Ryan Chee Lit Zhi and Koo Yu Wei came out tops for their ‘IoT Rubbish Bin with Mosquito Trap’ project.
Team leader Tan said mosquito infestation can be a problem on the campus at times, making it inconvenient for students to work outdoors for long periods.
This prompted the team to devise mosquito traps to place around the campus and, following a few prototypes, they came up with the novel idea to add a rubbish bin underneath as a dual-purpose solution.
The first runner-up prize went to team ‘Gnosis’ comprising Solomon Haw Wei Wern, Shawn Chok Siu Shen and Terence Yew Wei Lin for their innovation of an energy-efficient and environment-friendly smart streetlight with sensors.
Second runner-up was team ‘Rocks’ consisting of Liong Jie Sze, So Kar Lok, Darren Ting Chung Yee and Wong Voon Xing for their project titled ‘Smart Watch for Elders’, which is a wearable IoT device (watch) that prevents elderly wearers from falling down.
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