Summer 2025 STEM Girl Day Imaginary Invention Contest by UTWiSTEM - UT Austin Women in STEM

The Honey Bee Bot

2025-06-17 19:40:05 UTC

This robot can help bees by giving them a safe, protected home while it flies around to pollen sources. It also has it's own flowers for food! Bees are endangered and need our help to protect them. The Honey Bee Bot keeps them safe and fed so more bees will grow!

Menta-Heart

2025-06-23 16:56:38 UTC

Presenting the one and only - Menta-Heart -a robot that helps deal with mental health issues .It is a palm-sized heart shaped robot that can act like a therapist and help combat mental health issues for you! When it senses a shift in your mood by detecting changes in your heart rate or voice , it would first ask if you are okay.Based on your response it can suggest multiple options that can help deal with it like playing a calming music of your choice or providing activities for you to do and will also listen to your concerns and help provide solutions for you.If you feel depressed or anxious and feel like talking to a therapist it can do that for you as well .It’s also very compact so it can be carried with you wherever you want.It’s like a supportive friend ready to uplift your spirits whenever you want!

M4NT4ROPE

2025-07-07 17:58:05 UTC

The M4NT4ROPE is a machine built to be like a 23 ft/7/m long Manta Ray. It’s made to clean up the ocean but not harm fish in the sea. In its mouth it has 3 compartments called fish, net, and treats. When a fish gets stuck, the compartment throws up the fish(similar to a real person). The net has a device that detects polypropylene which most nets have it. It sucks in the net and if any animal is still detected, 2 mechanical arms will pop out and free it. The treat is made of a dough from Plankton. The M4NT4ROPE is powered by both lunar and solar power. The deepest it can go is 35,797 ft/10,911 m. The machine is coated in Tungsten and its eyes have scanners to see how large animals around it are. That’s all! P.S. - I made it blue and purple so no real manta rays will attempt mating with it.

Flood MiniBots

2025-07-12 03:23:54 UTC

Flood Minibots helps people when they are trapped in floods. A swarm of minibots can be deployed through helicopter or other means. Each minibot can swim underwater and are tiny enough to pass through small holes/trapped spaces. It has a camera which takes live videos and automatically detects human presence using AI. Then it send messages to emergency rescue services with the location information. I made this to help people during flash flooding.

William

2025-07-12 17:46:47 UTC

The hoses for branches is built to stop forest fires. It is a right red tree that sprays water from its branches at very high heat signatures. It has 360 degrees rotation and sprays water for 150 feet radius. It mimics a tree, that way it won’t harm surrounding trees and it’s bright red because bright colors in nature normally means it’s poisonous. It can control the angle the branches are pointing at to arc water over other trees that way it won’t need to spray high pressure water and damage the ecosystem.

WD-Peri

2025-07-14 03:40:35 UTC

Modeled after the Perigrine falcon, WD-Peri is a surveillance robot that can detect natural disasters and alert communities ahead of time.

Self-Charging Phone Case

2025-07-14 21:09:27 UTC

This phone case is made with a Thermo electric material like Skutterudites. The phone case charges with the heat from the palm and conducts electricity on its own. It could charge your phone wherever you are. Think of it as a survival mode, not fast, but better than zero power. It also does not waster electricity. So, let's save electricity!

Feeder 5000

2025-07-16 15:43:29 UTC

Feeder5000 is a smart spoon that can feed you while you are working. It will help office employees to work without pausing to take a bite of their cereal, it can help students to continue reading their books and it can also be used to feed someone who can not use their hands to feed themselves. This feeder needs to be charged once a day and comes with its unique charger. This feeder contains 5 spoons. This feeder comes with a digital weighing scale.

Firefighter Drone

2025-07-17 21:31:50 UTC

Firefighters help other people, how can we help them? There can be a drone that is heat resistance. If a firefighter gets stuck in a fire, then the drone goes in and tell the police and all the other firefighters that a firefighter is in there.

Tidy Turtle

2025-07-18 21:09:07 UTC

My creation is called Tidy Turtle. These robots are designed to look like sea turtles. They detect and collect plastic waste in the water. The shell is made up of recycled plastic and flexible solar panels to power it. The robot uses smart sensors and cameras to detect plastic. The belly of the turtle works like a vacuum and sucks in the plastic. When the Tidy Turtle is full of the plastic, it lights up and swims back to its station where it unloads, recharges, and returns to sea. Every year, millions of tons of plastic end up in the ocean. Plastic is dangerous because sea animals mistake it for food and sometimes it wraps around coral reefs, harming habitats. The Tidy Turtle protects ocean life by removing plastic safely and smartly. The Tidy Turtle spreads public awareness and inspires ocean protection.

Vase-Hose Connecter

2025-07-21 02:42:22 UTC

Idea: Vase that has a hole for a hose.

Why?: By adding a hold for a hose or other water despencer, (with a screw on lid) it will be easyer to have soil in the vase or post without the pot leeking. That way you don't have to pick a plant to have it in a vase.

The Trash Come!

2025-07-21 13:38:36 UTC

Have you ever noticed how much trash people leave on the ground in parks or cities? Sometimes people are too lazy to go to a trash can and throw away trash, so they put it on the street. This trash can on wheels will come to you if you call it on an app so you don't have to go to it, it will drive to you. This will prevent trash from being on the ground. Also it has solar panels so it does not waste energy!

Capybara Nectar

2025-07-22 02:02:50 UTC

Capybara Nectar is a pollinator feeder that can easily be hung to provide nutrients and hydration on a platter to pollinators such as butterflies. Butterflies will extend their proboscis to eat pieces of fruit as well as drink water to keep hydrated in order to perform their duties of spreading nectar from flowering plants. Thanks Capybara Nectar for your sweet work!

Nano Edible Soap Pouch (NESP)

2025-07-23 01:36:31 UTC

The COVID-19 virus killed more than seven million people across the globe. This pandemic showed us viruses could wipe out the entire human race. Viruses need a lipid envelope to be infectious, and without it, they cannot multiply. However, soaps break the lipid envelope of a virus. The Nano Edible Soap Pouch (NESP) has edible soap packed inside a nano sized particle that has receptors on its surface. We can inject the NESP particles into the sick patient so that it will bind to the patient’s cells using receptors and squirt the edible soap into the human cell. The soap then kills all the viruses inside the cell by breaking their lipid envelope, but it is safe for humans. Bye-bye infectious viruses!

Diaper Changing Robot

2025-07-25 18:09:38 UTC

My invention is diaper cleaning robot. It helps parents by not cleaning their baby’s poo or pee.This is important because it saves time for the parents .How this works is first the the parent realises the baby went poo or pee then gives the baby to the robot.Then the robot takes the baby to the diaper changing mat /pad then gives the baby some toys to play with next take the clothing out , put the diaper in the trash then puts the cloth on then the robot sanitizes it’s hands then the robot’s work is done

The Tidy Tenta

2025-07-28 00:27:55 UTC

The Tidy Tenta is an octopus that uses its tentacles to filter out excess Carbon Dioxide from the ocean floor which could harm marine life. The filtration system will absorb the excess CO2 like a sponge and help restore a healthy pH level. The bow will emit a glowing light to alert Marine Biologists if the acidity gets too high. Ocean acidification is one aspect of global climate change. Anything we do to mitigate climate change today will benefit the future of the ocean as well.

The Mood Mirror

2025-07-29 17:23:35 UTC

Problem: Sometimes people are sad, mad, anxious, and overwhelmed. So here is something to help!!! The Mood Mirror will help you deal with your emotions. A mirror with a light-up frame that can change colors based on your mood. It reads your face expression and your tone of voice. It gives you mood-boosting messages like "you look awesome today" or "it's okay to be sad." It plays music instrumentals based on your mood.

Frogie Toy Vacume

2025-07-29 17:25:45 UTC

Did your mom tell you to clean your room? Problem solved! Frogie toy vacume cleans: your floor, toys, and much more! Now from the click of a button your room is clean! It even has hands to put your stuff away (or for the dust in the trash)!

Exercise Pal

2025-07-31 02:17:37 UTC

Have you ever wanted to exercise but not want to be in front of the screen all the time? That’s where my invention can help presenting exercise Paul, a dog shaped machine, which can show you exercises with no screen time. You just have to press and hold its nose, and it will tell you which exercise you want to do. It can customize the exercises based on your needs and also comes with accessories. So now if you want to do exercise and you don’t want to use screens , you can use this innovative invention .Enjoy and stay fit!

Happy Balloon Helper

yizhilu2 — 2025-07-31 16:23:22 UTC

I'm flying with magic heart balloons that are made of kindness and love. They help people feel happy when they’re sad or lonely. The balloons can talk, listen, and give hugs!

People come to the house when they’re feeling sad or sick, the balloons come pick them up and fly to the happy sky.

The balloons are waterproof and work on rainy or sunny days.

The big blue part is water for splashing or fishing.

(Note: Evelyn is in Kindergarten, but the form doesn't allow "K" but rather a number. Thus, we put 1 to submit this form.

Bullet Proof Backpack with Camouflage Technology Jacket

2025-08-01 00:26:40 UTC

The bulletproof backpack turns into a camouflage jacket that can be used to protect people in an emergency. Unfortunately today we see more events that I think this invention would be life saving to anyone in a dangerous situation. With the pull of a tab you can become protected from harm. This can be helpful whether you are going to school, or work. Law enforcement agencies can also benefit from this invention.

The Gnat Trap Catcher

2025-08-01 16:37:47 UTC

The Gnat Trap Catcher is designed to catch those pesky little gnats and also works great on houseflies. My invention works by capturing pests with its sticky sweet smelling substance and allows you to easily dispose of the insects, without chasing them around for hours and hours. I came up with the invention after watching my parents search for a housefly that flew into our home. My dad searched and searched, as he could not sleep until he found the pesky little fly. His standard fly swatter was not fast enough. If he had the gnat trap catcher he would have been able to easily catch the fly. We have a Zevo in our home, that is an indoor fly trap, but it doesn’t seem to catch the insects until they fly into it. What makes the gnat trap catcher great is that it is handheld, you can take it anywhere and it is small, about the size of a pen making it easy to use. The racket has a sweet smell, which will attract the fly to it and once it is on the catcher it will zap the insect. After it zaps, then you can dispose of the insect. My invention will solve the problem of getting rid of those pests that can ruin our fun whether we are at a picnic or relaxing at home. The gnat trap catcher will make life easier!

The Rescue Bot

2025-08-02 02:36:04 UTC

My invention helps clean up after flood and detect lifeforms in the debris. It can give medical attention to anyone who might still be alive and sends a signal when it finds someone who is alive

GMO Detector

2025-08-04 14:07:40 UTC

GMO in food is bad. My device will detect GMO in food using AI.

No Germs

2025-08-04 15:03:18 UTC

It kills germs and it go's anywhere and it picks up things that look like germs. Then it pinches them.

No Name Robot

2025-08-04 15:28:20 UTC

This Robot helps people by cleaning and pick up stuff to help. This Robit takes away bad germs from going to us. Eye is a camera. The hand in the middle is a sucker to get the germs away.

Flex Pants

2025-08-04 15:50:02 UTC

Flex Pants (99.99% satisfaction guaranteed). Easy, flexible pants. The feel good fabric of it encourages energy. Not sag-bag. This solves the problem of lazy legs and uncomfortable pants during productions.

Fire Bulb

2025-08-04 15:53:53 UTC

Fire-Bulb. Have your lights ever flickered out or died? Heated by flame, the Fire Bulb is placed in an electric bulb, where electricity charges through wires to keep the fire/light going.

Cloth A Bot System

2025-08-05 02:36:51 UTC

This is my assistant. Its awhole system to handle my clothes from dryer, sorting and folding and placing clothes automatically into my closet . It hast 3 robots. The pulley bot, folding bot, sorting bot. I mentioned each working in diagram.

The Air Buddy

2025-08-05 03:19:48 UTC

It is a device to control air pollution, and reduce the amount of green house gases in the atmosphere.

The Electric Flosser

2025-08-06 16:41:43 UTC

You press a button that has it go. You still have to move the flosser, but when you put it by your tooth it goes down to floss. It helps kids clean their teeth.