T.I.P. Declared as Champion of the First Ever Emerson Innovation Challenge
Emerson,
the leading engineering and technology company providing
innovative solutions in the industrial, commercial, and residential markets is
known for its passion for Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM) education. Last November 20, 2018 this passion is put into
spotlight as they announced the winners of their local program, the Emerson
Innovation Challenge 2018 in the Philippines.
The Emerson
Innovation Challenge is one of its program that reinforces its global initiative
to inspire and empower the next generation of
STEM-related professionals. The Emerson Innovation Challenge is designed to be socially
relevant and tests young minds on solving both the simplest and most complex community
issues today.
Emerson invited colleges and universities from all over Metro
Manila to create Internet of Things (IoT) applications for today and tomorrow.
The diverse design submissions included a traffic light control system that adapts to vehicle volumes and road conditions, a
home monitoring and care embedded system that allows pet owners to watch after
their pets remotely, and other creative approaches to everyday problems.
“The Internet of Things is the wave of the future discussed
everywhere – this vision of everyday objects having network
connectivity has long been happening, at rates faster and more wide-ranging than
what the world has expected,” said Ed Boone, president of Emerson Asia-Pacific
and general manager of Emerson Philippines:“The
Emerson Innovation Challenge 2018 empowers young Filipino innovators as
catalysts to further drive social progress through innovation.”
“This challenge is the latest in a series of Emerson’s award-winning
STEM initiatives in the Philippines designed to support the development of our young talent,”
Boone said: “These efforts include an ongoing scholarship program, technical
instrumentation trainings, research project collaborations, faculty immersion
programs, and partnerships with key academic institutions, special interest
groups and government units – all to inspire young students to enter science,
technology, engineering and math-related fields.”
The Challenge’s big winner,
bagging the first-place trophy and the PHP 70,000 grand prize, is the
Technological Institution of the Philippines (TIP). The University of the
Philippines Diliman (UPD) came in second place and took home the PHP 30,000
prize.
The top two entries both
aimed to solve health-related problems. TIP’s winning entry, Project Amihan,focused on air quality
monitoring and conditioning, andproposed an IoT-powered air filtration system. Their
innovation was founded on the study by the World Health Organization, which
shows that air pollution has been one of the main causes of health concerns in
the Philippines. On the other hand, UPD’s entry, Sudsidy, proposed an incentivized handwashing IoT systemthat grants
redeemable BEEP card points for commuters who use the system.
The Challenge’s other top 10 schools who advanced to the
final round were the following: Adamson University, Asia Pacific College,
Bulacan State University, De La Salle University, FEU Institute of Technology,
Mapua University, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, and Technological
University of the Philippines.
More information about Emerson’s global STEM program is available
at Emerson.com/WeLoveSTEM.
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