Overview of TehnoHack 2015
On the weekend of 30th to 1st of November TehnoHack 2015 took place. More than 150 persons from 9 countries participated. TehnoHack is hard- and software hackathon, where innovative idea authors meet engineers. The goal is to produce a functional device out from an idea during one weekend. Everybody had chance to propose ideas. In total over 40 ideas were proposed of which 25 were built during event. Almost all teams managed to create a prototype. Skeemipesa mentors advise and TUT Mektory center machinery was used to bring the ideas to reality
TehnoHack 2015 winners
Ajujaht TOP30 pass – Smart power module for electromagnetic locks
Prototron TOP20 pass – ChimneyGuard – soot sensor for chimneys
Skeemipesa prizes:
Most Pontential Startup Idea – FusionPedal
The Best Implementation – I Can Move
The Most Challenging Idea – ChimneyGuard – soot sensor for chimenys
Arrow special prizes (Bluetooth development kits) – thermocup, Wint, Floud, VisualAir, Smart Waste Management System
Quick overview of event weekend:
Overview of teams participating TehnoHack 2015:
TehnoHack presentations:
While most technohackers were coding or tuning their sensors in… Just one floor below…
Something much more energy efficient (read: non-electrical) was being built. Yes… A desk. A height adjustable desk 🙂
Teams participating TehnoHack:
- Safecrossing
Team Members: Markus Kaljuste, Andres Soosaar, Marek Joost, mentor Lauri Kütt
Safecrossing is low-cost safety system for unregulated pedestrian crossings. The idea behind Safecrossing is simple: if pedestrian is approaching to crossing, red light is lit on a road sign aimed to car drivers … Continued - I Can Move
Team Members: Hegert Mölder, Andrus Palts, Karl-Aleksander Kongas, Ants Kallaste, Kätlin Kontor, Andrus Martma, mentors Heigo Mölder and Marek Jarkovoi
I Can Move develops wheels with hub placed electrical motors for manual wheelchairs that amplify the thrust and braking force generated by weak hands. It makes everyday life easier for lots of wheelchair users, who have weak hands or weak general physical condition. … Continued
- AlcoPunch-O-Meter
Team Members: Jaan Reinok, Norman Vaga, Sander Kask, Taavi Lepikov, Andrei Aksjonov, Monika Šefer and mentor Taavi Möller
Arduino based device allows to choose the most dominating person in a party. The device measures blood alcohol level and impact strength. … Continued
- Personal DNA Replication Machine
Team Members: Kuldar Kõiv, Ken Veski, Indrek Keskküla, Priit Kaup, mentors Indrek Roasto and Hardi Hõimoja
Compact and low cost thermocycler allows to bring DNA replication process to doctor’s office, schools’ biology classes, biohackers community, etc. … Continued
- Players Tracker – Smart Football Ground
Team Members: Indrek Anepaio, Francisco Estebanez, Tarmo Annus, Jaanus Kalde, Mart Roht and mentor Marek Jarkovoi
The idea is to develop a portable and affordable football game 2D analysis system for football clubs. … Continued
- Open Source Adjustable Table
Team Members: Oleg Kalkin, Margus Kangur ja mentors Eno Menov and Anna Jõgi
Adjustable open source table is a self-made table, that allows to change height of table easy without moving computer, keyboard, etc. The table could be made of thick plywood, cuttable with jig saw and easy to assemble. … Continued
- ChimneyGuard
Team Members: Kaljo Kirsipuu, Marko Tammest, Kaisa Martin, Kärolin Kullamägi, Tagne Tähe, Mati Tomson and mentors Rauno Gordon, Ants Kallaste and Martin Jaanus
Soot detector avoids chimneys to catch fire by informing house owners to clean the chimneys on time. … Continued
- Wint
Team Members: Rait Rand, Mihkel Kasepuu and mentors Alvar Pällo and Alari Õis
For surfers and seaman it’s important to get real-time readings from their favourite surf-spot or not-official ports. Low-cost standalone weather station is needed that can be left to nature without any supervision. … Continued
- Remote control panel with smart phone access
Team Members: Andre Allese, Vlad Bolmatov, Priit Trink and mentor Mihkel Tedremaa
Remote control panel allows to switch connected circuits by phone calls or using a smart phone app. Mobile app allows also to see circuit status. … Continued
- ThingKit – Internet of Things as A Service
Team Members: Pierre Gronlier, Zhicheng Miao, David Schryer, Sven Kautlenbach, Alar Mäerand, Ragnar Kobin, Bogdan Dailyuk, Mart Ismagilov
We want to demonstrate an end-to-end IoT solution, from the end node sensors to the online backend services. … Continued
- Digital menu for restaurants
Team Members: Viktor Reinok, Karl Jürgenson, Sander Kask, Annika Salak and mentor Taavi Möller
We would like to make a RaspberryPi based device that presents restaurant menu on a digital screen. … Continued
- Sympower
Team Members: Georg Rute, Peeter Salu, Kaisa Järvpõld, Maido Märss and mentor Mihkel Tedremaa
Helping to balance the supply and demand of electricity by switching on or off large numbers of household appliances. … Continued
- Unitrack – crawler vehicle
Team Members: Tanel Jalakas, Kristjan Petersas, Ants Kallaste and mentors Ants Mõlder and Indrek Roasto
Crawler vehicle has one belt and is meant for fun driving on a terrain. For turning one footrest is tilted down … Continued
- Smart Waste Management System
Team Members: Hans Jürgen Peda, Mihkel Pedak, Tarmo Rähmonen, Jan Geukes and mentor Reeno Reeder
Sensors and microcontrollers are introduced to trashcans that allow garbage collection companies to know, when trashcan is full. … Continued
- Floud
Team Members: Andrea Giudici, Marco Scarsella, Taimur Tufail and mentor Denry Aron
Floud is a ultra low cost flood detection sensor, connected to the cloud. It allows to get early warning if your property is going to be flooded. … Continued
- FusionPedal
Team Members: Jüri Bogatkin, Juho Polukainen, Karl Uibo, Johannes Doerk, Tsotne Putkaradze, Christian Safka, Dmytro Pavlenko and mentors Marek Jarkovoi ning Taavi Möller
We are developing advanced system for (electric)guitarists that makes their life easier without compromising in sound … Continued
- VisualAir
Team Members: Sergiy Kyrylkov, Dmitri Karasjov, Mykhaylo Vayvalo, Hanna Vayvalo
VisualAir is building a portable consumer air quality measurement device that allows people easily to know the current air quality. … Continued
- Mobile Ad-Hoc distributed network
Team Members: Arp Laht, Siim Sander Saar, Eno Menov, Kris-Arnold King, Gaja Kochaniewicz and mentor Kristjan Kolde
The idea is to build a mobile wireless distributed network for an emergency situation, where mobile or internet infrastructure has stopped working. …Continued
- BioReactor
Team Members: Sten Erm, Alver Udras, mentor Indrek Roasto
BioReactor will be an affordable high tech bioreactor array which can be used in R&D labs in the pharmaceutical (and other relevant) industry. … Continued
- Thermocup
Team Members: Liis Mõtshärg, Triin Vask, Siim Orasmäe, Taavo Lukats and mentors Lauri Kütt and Tanel Jalakas
Thermo cup with digital temperature display on the side of it. Digital display is working on energy generated by a warm drink. … Continued
- FlareUp – life saving beacon
Team Members: Mikk Umbleja, Lauri Leitsalu, Denry Aron and mentor Martin Jaanus
Life-saving flashing beacon makes helmet wearer (e.g. motorcyclist, bicyclist, skater, etc.) caught to accident visible … Continued
- Brailling
Team Members: Siim Sepman, Eric Johann Istal, Laura Kõiv, Teemo Berkis
BraillePad is a keyboard placed on the back of smart phone, which allows text entry without changing position of fingers … Continued
- Vacumon
Taavi Kalvik, Kerli Ilves, Sten Leima, Meelis Osi, Indrek Lasn
Vacumon is robot vacuum cleaner with extra low height and it is able also to handle on-demand tasks efficiently. … Continued
- Industry 4.0
Team Members: Nicholas Zylberglajt, Ronald Tammepõld, Pranay Kenkre, Tarmo Velsker, Siim Liblik, Madis Merila, Chatterjee Kumardev
This weekend you can build a full solution with drones and unmanned vehicles to deliver goods. … Continued
- Smart Power Module for Electromagnetic Locks.
Team Members: Indrek Roasto, Taavi Möller, Tanel Jalakas, Mart Roht
Smart power module for electromagnetic locks suits well to apartments building cellars, where mains power is often not found. In case of available mains power, power consumption could be reduced more than 90%. … Continued
View TehnoHack picture gallery at Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/95303172@N07/albums/72157658834230180
TehnoHack 2015 would not have come to reality without our sponsors
TehnoHack 2015 was supported by: TUT Mektory center, EU Social Fund, EAS, Tallinn City Enterprise Department, Council of Gambling Tax, Skeleton, Arrow Electronics, TTÜ Haridustehnoloogiakeskus, Estonian Electronics Industries Association, Thomas Johann Seebecki Electronics Institute, TUT Institute of Electro, Heljut Kalda, Oomipood.