GIST Successfully Concludes the 8th Creative Space G A.I & IoT Makethon

The 8th Creative Space G A.I&IoT Makerthon final presentation competition is underway. Photo by GIST

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] GIST (President Kim Ki-seon) successfully concluded the nationwide general public participation event, the "8th Creative Space G A.I&IoT Makethon," to lead the 4th Industrial Revolution and promote a healthy startup culture in the region and within the campus.

Since its inception in 2018, this event has been held twice a year (first and second half). In the first half of 2021, an idea hackathon was successfully held, and in the second half of this year, a makethon was conducted where participants realized or directly created their ideas.

The makethon was held in conjunction with the "2021 Gisa Startup Investment Festival" hosted by Gwangju Metropolitan City, running for five days from Monday, the 25th to Friday, the 29th of last month. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, team mentoring and development meetings were conducted online.

University students from across the country, including KAIST, Chonnam National University, Chosun University, Gwangju University, Korea University of Science and Technology, and Kangwon National University from the Gwangju and Jeonnam regions, participated. A total of 10 teams with 45 members started the competition, and after five days, seven teams proceeded to the final presentation contest.

The grand prize was awarded to the "Plastic Meomchwo" team (Korea Polytechnic University students Ahn Hee-cheol, Kim Young-jun, Kim Woo-in, Hwang Bo-gyu), who proposed the "PET Bottle Sorting Robot." The excellence award went to the "WonQ" team (Woosong University graduate Park Min-gyu, Seoul Hoseo College graduate Choi Won-chan, Woosong University Kim Kwon-dong, Hanbat National University Park Shin-young, Seoul Women’s University Song Ye-jin), who proposed the "Black Box exclusively for dogs that can be viewed from the dog's perspective." Lastly, the encouragement award was given to the "Ingopachun" team (Kangwon National University Kim Hee-jin, Kang Yoon-ah, Hwang Ji-hyun), who presented the "Wireless Posture Measurement Device to aid rehabilitation therapy."

Jo Byung-kwan, head of the GIST Startup Promotion Center, said, "Through the 2021 Makethon event, we conducted programs to discover excellent ideas and produce prototypes, encouraging interest in startups. Next year, we plan to connect various items and support teams to startup projects."

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