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Projects that learners bring to the Expo should include the following all complete and in HARD COPY ie printed out:

1. Research Plan signed by you their teacher

2. Ethics Checklist

3. Report in a file/folder up to and including at least one set of Results

4. Poster summarizing their project – at least 6 x A4 pages printed in black and white

5. Journal dated from the start of the Project up until at least 22 May.

6. Expo poster boards will be provided:

District Expo board dimensions are: 75cm high x 220 cm wide.

Please note that glue may not be used to put posters on the boards ONLY Prestik may be used.

Teachers only please email questions to:

To Elsa-Marie James, admin assistant, at admin@ctexpo.org.za

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An abstract is a summary of your project report that you write after you have completed your experiment AND written your project report.

Your abstract must be clearly written and concise and does not include references/tables/graphs/images.

Your explanations must follow a logical sequence. Do not cite references or refer to figures or tables in the Abstract.

Write full sentences and not point form.

Your Abstract must be displayed at the beginning of your Report File as well as in your Official Documents File.

It is written in the third person and in past tense.

There is a Template and a guide to help you write the content - shared in Drive folder.

It has compulsory headings, which must be used in your abstract.

Abstract must be less than 250 words.

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Artificially Intelligent Electronic Waste Sorting Selective Compliance Robot Arm

Category:
Environmental Engineering

Year:
2022

Finalist Names:
Rogers, Sam (School: Proserpine State High School)

Abstract:
E-Waste makes up 70% of all toxic waste. The abundance of heavy metals such as mercury, lead and cadmium entering landfills leach our soil, groundwater, and atmosphere to horrific ends, yet only 12% of electronic waste is recycled. This is not because it is impossible, but because electronics are disposed of incorrectly. Currently, E-waste is sorted by hand, a method not only ineffective but costly. This project has targeted the reduction of electronic waste entering landfills by the invention of an E-waste sorting robot arm. Using an iterative design process, a prototype was developed using a robot arm and a camera that identifies electronics on a conveyor belt using supervised machine learning. The device then segregates waste into groups depending on its type and brand. A variety of engineering and robotics principles are employed for the device to function: a selective compliance design is utilized for its balance between speed, strength, and affordability; additive manufacturing provided a fast and affordable way to create rapid prototypes; a computer runs an open-source convolutional neural network to identify electronics via optics; a microcontroller calculates inverse kinematics to determine the coordinates of the waste; motor driver breakout-boards precisely control the steppers; relays activates the electromagnet end effector and conveyor; finally, a user interface provides easy control of key functions such as speed, detection certainty, homing and manual positioning. These technologies were interfaced to create a device that’s affordable, fast, and effective at sorting electronic waste – preventing it from entering landfills and polluting our planet.

Awards Won:
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence: AAAI Memberships for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Prize Winners (in-kind award / part of the 1st-3rd prize)
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence: AAAI Membership for the School Libraries of All 8 Winners (in-kind award / part of 1st-3rd prize and honorable mentions' prize)
Second Award of $2,000
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence: Third Award

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7. SUBMITTING YOUR PROJECT

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UPGRADE TEAMS MEETING RECORDING 2022 JUNE

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UPGRADE TEAMS MEETING RECORDING 2022 JUNE

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EXPO UPGRADE SESSION -Meeting Recording JUN2022