Trinity students showcase smart home technology the future

Earlier this week, third year Engineering with Management students from Trinity College Dublin unveiled innovative prototypes of next generation smart-home technology at a special event held in the Science Gallery, Dublin. The event which, took place between 3-5pm, was attended by 80+ people including students, faculty, as well as representatives from industry, recruitment companies and governmental organisations.

The showcase was the conclusion of eight months’ work, where teams, comprising of 3-4 students, were tasked with developing product concepts in response to a real-world design prompt. This year, the prompt was to “develop a smart technology for the home that addresses a problem”. In developing concepts, teams were required to first conduct product benchmarking as well as detailed patent and standard reviews. After drafting a product design specification, which identified a specific problem to be addressed, target demographic and product criteria (size, cost, weight, etc.), teams then formulated several product concepts. These concepts were subjected to a systematic evaluation process, where a final concept was chosen. With the final concept chosen, a proof of concept prototype was developed, followed by a higher resolution prototype which was ultimately demonstrated at the project showcase.
Source: https://irishtechnews.ie

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