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Kids Build Pill Dispenser To Win Raspberry Pi Award

Posted by samzenpus on from the take-four-red-capsules dept.

judgecorp writes "The first Raspberry Pi Awards have picked the best projects built by schoolchildren using the Raspberry Pi. The winners included a team of 8 to 11 year olds, who built a door-answering machine for elderly or disabled people, and a team of 12 to 16 year olds, who made an automated pill dispenser for forgetful patients. Other categories included adults, who built a wireless home power consumption system."

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  1. Better links by kryzx · · Score: 5, Informative

    That link sucks. Just brief news coverage.
    Here are some better references:

    http://www.paconsulting.com/events/the-pa-raspberry-pi-competition-winners-announced/

    http://www.paconsulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/releases/a-pill-dispenser-and-an-air-quality-monitor-all-from-a-25-raspberry-pi-21-march-2013/

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  2. Wireless power consumption system? by PTBarnum · · Score: 5, Funny

    A wireless device that consumes power? What an original invention!

  3. I think you a word by dissy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Other categories included adults, who built a wireless home power consumption system."

    That's nothing, I've built a whole ton of power consumption systems in my time!

    Of course, what the adult winners built was a home power consumption MONITORING system, which is a tiny bit different.

  4. Re:Dubious by JaredOfEuropa · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The average kid might lack the smarts or the interest to do these projects, but there are plenty of individuals in those age groups who are able to come up with stuff like this, design it, then build and program it. It won't following engineering standards, be bug free, and might not even work very well in general, but that's not the point of this competition.

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  5. Re:What! No porn, cats, or warez? by lxs · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But is it about being environmentally friendly, or saving a few bucks on the power bill?

    Does it matter if the end result is the same?

  6. Interresting trend by mwvdlee · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I find it interresting that the younger the contestants were, the more practically usable their inventions were.

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  7. Suspended yet? by EvilSS · · Score: 4, Funny

    So has the school of the pill dispenser team suspended them yet under a zero tolerance drug policy?

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