Raspberry Pi Awards 2024: Years 7-9 Finalists

This year, we challenged students to develop ingenious solutions in response to the theme: improving health and well-being.

Out of the many innovative submissions by teams around the country, here are the finalist projects from years 7-9 students:

Coding Squirrels

Developing an alert system to take the right medicine at the right time

Many people have to take a combination of pills at certain times during each day. Our proposed solution breaks this down into three main points: alerting the person of the need to take the pill; helping guide the person to take the correct pill from the appropriate compartment; and contacting a carer or relative to let them know if the pills have been taken or not.

PulseTech

Developing a smart hands-on device to monitor heartrate

The Gauntlet is a smart hands-on device that is built around a glove. The sensor takes your heartrate throughout the day and on a push of a button it transfers the data to the website. On the website will be your average of the day and some helpful information specifically about that person on how to become healthier. Also, your heartrate data will be displayed on the LCD along with quick alerts telling you what to do e.g. walk around a bit or take a rest etc.

Ultimate Pi-Tential

Creating a device to remind people to drink, relax, exercise and eat

Our idea is to make a device that allow us to create reminders for things, such as to drink, stand up, relax, exercise and eat. We also wanted to create a way for people who are not able to verbally convey their feelings to be able to convey them to the people around them. We did this because our school has an autism hub where most of the children are unable to verbally communicate their emotions, and these students come into our lessons and sometimes struggle.

WellTech

Designing a device to improve the quality of the air that people breathe

AirSafe is a device designed to improve the quality of the air that people are breathing in every day. The product is a model vent which could be installed in a window, in place of the trickle vents, to manage airflow into a room. Our product takes in measurements from two types of sensors: a Particulate Matter sensor, which measures PM 2.5 and PM 10; and a Hygrothermograph sensor, which measures humidity and temperature. Based on the readings from these sensors, an algorithm, created by us, determines the best vent angle for optimal indoor AQ.