Mantis partners with Websmith Group and ECPI University at 3rd Annual Student Innovation Project

ATLANTA - April 4, 2016 - PRLog -- Mantis™, Websmith Group, and the Richmond/Innsbrook campus of ECPI University joined forces to provide students with real-world experience in developing a mobile application project.

Future technologists had 5 weeks to use their technical knowledge and originality to design and develop a mobile app that integrated with the HipScience Mantis™ weather sensor.  Students were split into two competing teams and had to construct a real-world scenario.  The app had to include 3 basic functions to get current temperature, relative humidity, and dew point.

For many this was the first time they were integrating a solution with sensor devices. "I have not worked with sensor technology before. I'm learning more connecting with a blue-tooth app as opposed to one that just pulls from the internet. It was nice to have something physical to connect to and manipulate it to do cool things," said James Kennedy Jr., a senior focusing on Database Programming.  Sidney Williams, a Computer Science senior, summed up the experience, "My favorite part of this project was the competition involved. Having an incentive and a team to compete against made this a very fun project."

The final presentation and judging took place on March 27th at ECPI University's Innsbrook location.  Team Omnipotense was announced as the winner having generated an innovative mobile app which integrated with the MantisOpenStem weather sensor to read and catalog all available environmental settings.  Winning team members were Sid Williams, Tavaris Woodson, Abram Baslious, Kawand Jasper and Abdallah Mazahar

Visit http://www.mantisopenstem.com/ for more about Mantis™ STEM-related sensors and probes. Mantis sensors are programmable and also able to read other manufacturers' probes. In addition to the Mantis weather sensor used for this project, a new version called the Mantis™ Climate Sensor will be announced soon.  The new Climate Sensor will add an expansion port to allow more measurements, such as the ability to connect a #3D printable anemometer to measure wind speed.

About Websmith Studio:  The #NextGenTech Student Innovation program sets out to cultivate and inspire the next generation of technologists to be creative thinkers, explorers, researchers, and learners. #NextGenTech is an extension of their existing NextGen innovation program and through the #NextGenTech Program, students have the opportunity to learn first-hand how to utilize their classroom knowledge and apply it in the real-world by collaborating in teams and experiencing the full lifecycle of a development project.

About HipScience LLC:  With locations in Atlanta and Orlando, HipScience is bringing STEM to life.  An embedded sensor company, HipScience in partnership with Sciberus, Inc., is designing and creating sensors to communicate with other relevant technology. The Mantis™ brand of sensors and probes is designed with STEM education in mind promoting an open platform and standards-based curriculum. With over 15 years of experience in the aerospace industry, the company has been designing and engineering sensors that embed in wearable items, like wristbands and clothing, to devices like the climate weather stations. Visit us at http://www.mantisopenstem.com/ to learn more!