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ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Infectious diseases have affected people for years. As the population and demand for resources grow, hospitals or clinics may reach their maximum capacity and must arbitrarily decide who des…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignancies of the digestive system. It has the third highest incidence of cancer in the world. Thus, it is important to process detection and tr…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Second Award
Is it possible to develop and build a six-axis robot arm as a high school student and just with knowledge acquired from the internet? This paper covers my research on a low-cost robot arm th…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Acromegaly is a disease caused by a benign tumor which encroaches on the pituitary gland. This tumor causes the gland to release too much somatropin, leading to the release of too much Insul…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Currently, child predators finding targets on the internet for exploitation is commonplace. Over 500,000 predators are active daily, with one in five teens receiving unwanted sexual solicita…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Traffic on roads is a huge problem so I decided to come up with a solution. I researched what causes these traffic jams and a primary reason is car accidents related to distractions and slow…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
When humans look at the world, they can automatically quantify important distances, even without binocular disparity due to previous knowledge about similar situations. Humans are also able…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Machine Learning (ML) algorithms, part of Artificial Intelligence, allow scientists to analyze large datasets and identify patterns. Processing large datasets prior to the introduction of ML…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Proteins are critical for lives. They not only build 10%-35% of our body tissues, but also can be used to understand the structures of different viruses, and then help us to explore effectiv…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
We built a machine, a semi-automatic filament extruder used as a resource for 3D printing in the FDM technology - so popular and widely available today for almost every production method. We…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Nutrient pollution from farm fields and agricultural operations has contributed to harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Iowa’s lakes. HABs have been on the rise recently and can produce toxins tha…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Second Award
3D human motion reconstruction from a monocular video is one of the most attractive yet challenging research fields. It has the potential to enable 3D broadcasting, advance virtual and augme…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
These glasses will be more innovative and useful than smartphones to the visually impaired. 250 million blind people around the world are facing more difficulties due to COVID-19, and the vi…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Evidence shows that researchers excavating Ancient Egyptian tombs face problems, such as narrow entrances, increase of toxic gasses, decrease of oxygen, and increase in temperature. The proj…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Garment classification is a typical first step for carrying out cloth manipulation tasks. This is a challenging feat for neural networks due to clothing’s easily deformable state, which caus…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Oil spills have become a major problem in waterways around the world, more specifically, the Gulf of Mexico. With increasing risks and effects, the necessity of oil containment has become a…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Various car companies believe that driver monitoring systems are ineffective, so they try to introduce as much automation into cars as possible. The problem can be solved by creating an inte…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Memory impairment caused by Alzheimer's disease seriously affects the daily life and even safety of the elderly. For example, if the emergency medicine cannot be found in time, the valuable…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Accurate and robust autonomous landing of fixed-wing aircraft will revolutionize economic, industrial, and military missions that are generally dangerous or suboptimal for humans to perform.…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Walking robots are an important part of the future. Agile, adaptive, and able to walk almost anywhere. They have advantages in hazardous terrain exploration, search and rescue, domestic assi…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Medical devices are commonly used by patients worldwide. However, they can be subject to malfunction when they are in use. This can lead to injury, bodily harm, or even death. To combat this…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Second Award
According to the WHO, there are currently 2.2 billion people who live with visual impairment in the world. A sighted person is able to take in 3D spatial information by taking the 3D locatio…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Neural networks have improved deep learning, but at times, they can be inefficient. Current networks perform extensive computations on all input data to improve accuracy. However, not all in…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
The existence of adversarial examples, which are inputs that force neural networks to misclassify them, represents a major risk in safety-critical applications of deep learning, such as malw…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines First Award
In order to develop complex relationships between their inputs and outputs, deep neural networks train, and adjust, a large number of parameters. To make these networks function at high accu…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Maintaining optimal indoor air quality (IAQ), humidity, and household safety is a critical aspect of improving overall health. Poor IAQ and improper humidity have adverse health effects. To…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In recent years, analysis of cerebral structures using whole-brain quantitative neuroimaging has been widely recognized for its ability to provide deep insights on neurological disease. Quan…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Autonomous cars have the potential to become a safer and more efficient alternative to driver-operated vehicles, preventing death and disability. Existing motion planners for autonomous cars…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Screen readers are the primary tool through which Blind and Low Vision (BLV) people use the internet. However, 98.1% of the websites on the internet do not meet WCAG AA guidelines, minimum f…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Deaf and hard-of-hearing people often use American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate. Since ASL interpreters are frequently inaccessible, affordable robotic interpreters are a promising alt…