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What is possible when water heaters meet the Internet of Things?
Challenge Type: engineering
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$1,600
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DONE
114 months

The concept of the “Internet of Things” has quickly gone from being a thing of the future to the premier technology of here and now. More and more items, both residential and commercial, are making day-to-day life easier for consumers thanks to IOT connectivity. Now, this game-changing technology is entering the world of the water heater.

Water heaters are incredibly important in and out of the home. They aren't just for heating up your next shower; restaurants, hospitals, and more would be doomed to unsanitary conditions without water heaters.

Deliverables

NOTE: Try to think outside the box! Nest thermostat related ideas have been thoroughly explored.

Help us discover the endless possibilities of having a water heater connected to the Internet of Things. In your response, answer the following question for each setting:

  1. What are some features and benefits of IOT water heaters that would change the way we live?

    • a. In a residential home setting?
    • b. In a commercial restaurant setting?
    • c. In a commercial hotel setting?
    • d. In a hospital setting?
    • e. In a school setting?

    Submissions will be graded on the following criteria:
  • Meets Deliverables
  • Creativity
  • Clarity
Reward Tiers
Top 10%
will share $1,000
Next 15%
will share $400
Next 25%
will share $200
Actual individual rewards will be based on the total number of eligible solutions.
Leaderboard
$125.00 Dan Metzler University of California at San Diego
$125.00 jsallcot North Carolina State University
$125.00 Max Gong University of California, Los Angeles
$125.00 Miles White University of South Florida
$125.00 Maximilian Mezzomo New York University
$125.00 Harrison Low University of New South Wales
$125.00 Kyle Vanderkooi University of Denver
$125.00 Yichen Wu University of California, Los Angeles
$36.40 Ethan Chlebowski North Carolina State University
$36.40 Kathryn Callaghan University of Florida
$36.40 Victoria Hancock Bentley University
$36.40 Brian Loh University of Illinois
$36.40 Kaleb McArdle Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
$36.40 Michael McDonald University of Massachusetts - Lowell
$36.40 husseino16 University of Central Florida
$36.40 Joshua Tarlo University of Pittsburgh
$36.40 Casey Marchfeld University of Pittsburgh
$36.40 Wenqi Xian Georgia Institute of Technology
$36.40 Alyssa Paparella Sarah Lawrence College
$10.50 M Dale University of Maryland
$10.50 Husnain Ahmed City University of New York
$10.50 Patrick Flinn University of California at San Diego
$10.50 Rohit Madhu George Mason University
$10.50 Mason Chee Pennsylvania State University
$10.50 Sahana Venkatesh University of Southern California
$10.50 Chun-Shao Chen State University of New York at Buffalo
$10.50 G C Georgetown University
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$10.50 Jane Gloth Towson University
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$10.50 Morgan Gobeli University of Central Florida
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