UGA hackathon leads to pet, livestock care, welfare solutionsApril 13, 2018At the first-ever Georgia Animal Health Hackathon on the University of Georgia campus in Athens (UGA) this past weekend, nearly 100 students worked to develop potential solutions for the care and welfare of pets and livestock. The animal health-focused hackathon featured such ideas as a fitness tracker for owners and their pets and a thermo-detection drone for early identification of sick livestock.. Nearly 20 m必利勁 entors from industry, academia, and clinical practice provided feedback and guidance to the teams, culminating in a project showcase and final pitches lasting 4 minutes to an audience of peers, industry representatives, and participants. The grand prize-winning team, PetSense, developed an Alexa-compatible intelligent feeding and weight monitoring system for cats and dogs. Other teams were recognized for their projects in three categories. The AutoMat team was recognized in the Animal Human Bond category for its nonslip, self-disinfecting, reusable mat that provides a more comfortable examining table surface for pets. The Third Arm team was recognized in the Disease Diagnostics, Preventive Measures and Tracking category for its innovation of a surgical tool to enable precise placement of screws during surgery. The Chirp Alert team was recognized in …
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