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

Tehnohack 2015 homepage: http://skeemipesa.ee/tehnohack2015/en/

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:

1. 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
2. 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
   
3. 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
4. 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
   
5. 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
   
6. 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
   
7. 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
   
8. 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
    
9. 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
    
10. 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
    
11. 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
    
12. 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
    
13. 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
      
14. 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
    
    
15. 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
    
16. 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
     
17. 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
     
18. 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
    
19. 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
    
20. 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   
    
21. 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
    
    
22. 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
    
23. 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
    
24. 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
    
25. 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.