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For Industry

For more than 25 years, we have delivered robust, integrated solutions to industry-leading companies looking for the next breakout product or service. Through the process, our partners gain valuable insights while connecting directly to talented students. Meanwhile, our students get real-world experience, enabling them to apply newly-founded skills in a practical, applied context.

We have worked across diverse industries, including health care, software, industrial safety and transportation, consumer goods, personal banking and finance, and more.

Featured Student Projects

Lumwand

Lumwand brings a user into an experience of manipulating light. By combining angle and tilt and utilizing a mesh network, Lumwand creates a light show for the user based on the user's actions.

Green Cup

Green Cup is a scalable solution to reduce coffee cup waste by tracking coffee cups utilizing the Internet of Things.

sMart

The sMart application is a one-stop shop for retail analytics, serving both retailers and customers.

IoT Irrigation

This low-cost irrigation system creates independence for rural farmers.

Clear Speak

Improve your presentation skills with Clear Speak.

Touch Wood

Touch Wood furniture is an ambient IoT solution.

Motus

Motus is making urban cycling safer for riders and drivers.

MoodRing 2.0

MoodRing 2.0 helps couples better understand their emotions.

FIDO for Huntington Bank

New on-site and online banking strategies are designed to engage millennial customers.

Redesigning the Service Truck

A project sponsored by Opus Mach envisions a more comfortable service truck

Bingley Bin

Bingley Bin is a food-waste solution for caters and restaurants.

Charity Track

Connecting food bank donors and clients for more impactful food bank donations.

Ebuc

Ebuc teaches children pattern-making, a fundamental skill for computer programming.

Palletizing Solutions for Unique Packages

A project sponsored by Parker Hannifan introduces the next generation of palletizing.

SkyCargo Innovation

By combining internet-enabled sensors and RFID technology, Emirates and Dnata can make data-driven decisions to innovate their cargo operations.

Classified

Classified is taxonomy software that categorizes data and improves organization for ecommerce businesses.

Solving Large Scale-Problems: HIV Prevention

Integrated Innovation Institute students consider how HIV medication can be more cheaply and effectively distributed.

Maternal Care

Improving access to prenatal care for rural communities.

MU Lipstick Printer

MU is a makeup printer that creates lipstick shades that perfectly matches any color.

Toolkit for Human Offenders

Serving social justice with a suite of playful connected devices.

WAGD

Sponsored by Jarden. WAGD is a connected product suite that reduces the anxiety of our pets while we are away.

Connected at the Hippo

Connected at the Hippo uses play to connect parents to their children, no matter the distance.

MyGlobe

Enjoy your travel memories from your living room with MyGlobe.

Revenge Cycle

Revenge Cycle playfully reminds drivers to share the road with cyclists.

The Bridge Program

The Bridge Program is a service that connects customers' holiday experiences with their next.

Personos

Designed for distant learning, Personos uses a connected headset and wristband to help teachers better communicate with their students.

Snapberry

Snapberry is a wearable IoT navigation device for those living with visual impairments.

Julie

The connected devices we integrate into our daily lives should respond with empathy.

Emotion Plus

An emotion-monitoring app that helps users regulate their feelings for a happier, healthier life.

Smart Doorbell™

Smart Doorbell™ allows residents to remotely interact with visitors, improving communication and home security.

SeaCal Smart Plant Pot

SeaCal Smart Plant Pot monitors plant health and offers suggestions to keep gardens in full bloom.

MedCloud

The MedCloud app tracks patient medication schedules to notify patients when it's time to take or refill their prescription.

Places.io

Places.io optimizes photo organization with a location-based cataloging system.

What2Watch

What2Watch offers personalized movie recommendations and locates nearby theaters with showtimes for best-match movie suggestions.

Food Truck Finder

Food Truck Finder connects users to local mobile restaurants so they can discover and track their favorite food trucks.

Project Seeker

A scavenger hunt that engages event-goers, museum patrons, or other visitors with their location.

Hyperspace

Hyperspace is a pair of intelligent shuffleboards, uniting people with games through time and space.

Enhancing Emirates Service Desk

Sponsored by Emirates. A two-team approach to automating the service desk and optimizing the customer experience.

The Weather Box

The Weather Box is an ambient device that shows (not tells) you the weather.

Rinse-n-Ready Fruit Snacker

Sponsored by NUK. This product helps busy parents prepare healthy snacks for their children.

The Smart Bin

Sponsored by McKesson. The Smart Bin is a connected medical container and alert system that saves nurses time and reduces medical costs.

Avateam

Avateam is way to communicate your status in a playful and interactive way.

Bazi

Bazi is an interactive Simon Says game that allows players to challenge one another no matter the distance.

Medical Emergency Prevention System (MEPS)

MEPS is a suite of products and services assisting airline passengers with high-risk medical conditions.

FishWatch

FishWatch is an ambient river flow monitor to identify the optimum days for fishing.

The Satellite Shelter

Satellite Shelter is an affordable, easy to use temporary shelter to aid homeless living in harsh weather conditions.

SPOT App

Students develop SPOT app to help prevent rape on college campuses.

The BEAM System

Sponsored by Jarden. Students design a portable micro-kitchen for the future, with urban millennials in mind.

LUV Water Tank

Students develop a self-sustainable product to provide clean drinking water.

Night Owl App

Students develop Night Owl app to help college students safely intervene to prevent date rape.

The Safety Shuttle: How can you make construction sites safer?

Sponsored by MSA. The shuttle allows worker to bypass each other safely on lifeline cables, improving mobility and preventing accidents.

SkyBed

Sponsored by International Truck. Students redesign the interior of the long-haul truck, making the driver feel more at home.

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