SP EEE students won ‘Samsung Solve for Tomorrow’ Competition using innovative tech solutions to help patients and the elderly

13 Nov 2018

Congratulations to Mohamed Umar and Wong Jun Heng from SP’s Diploma in Electrical & Electronic Engineering for winning the ‘Samsung Solve for Tomorrow’ Competition under the supervision of Dr. Jaichandar. The competition encourages students to use technology to come up with innovative solutions to social issues in their community. The team’s submission was an interactive therapeutic pet robot named SP Buddy, which aims to get the elderly to think and move around more. For example, one game requires the user to choose a tile that completes a random mahjong sequence. 

Other shortlisted submissions include Shaky, developed by SP’s Diploma in Aerospace Electronics students Heng Yin Qi and Lee Wei Juin. Shaky is a device that can be attached to objects such as utensils, plates and cups to monitor tremors, aimed at helping to manage Parkinson's disease. It can also counter the tremors and stabilise the objects. The device was inspired by Yin Qi’s aunt’s experience with Parkinson’s disease. The two of them have plans to develop the device further and explore it as a solution to turbulence on an aircraft.

Read more in the news:
https://www-sp-edu-sg.cwp.sg/sp/news/sp/education-singapore-poly-students'-tech-solutions-to-help-parkinson's-disease-patients-and-the-elderly


Members of SP Buddy posing with Mr. Baey Yam Keng, Senior Parliamentary Secretary,
Ministry Of Culture, Community And Youth & Ministry Of Transport.

Team SP Buddy (left) and Shaky (top right) being featured in the Straits Times on 12 November 2018 (pB6)