RE/ACTION Applied Research Showcase shows off AC’s cutting edge projects

Posted on Tuesday, December 4th, 2018

The Algonquin College Office of Applied Research & Innovation will be hosting its RE/ACTION: Applied Research Showcase on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018.

This showcase demonstrates leading-edge applied research that is done in collaboration with industry, institutional, and community partners, to provide a glimpse into technology of the future and the current state of innovation.
RE/ACTION will feature over 80 research teams on the first and second floors of the DARE District. The teams will demonstrate their findings and creations, which range from robotics and innovative apps, to artificial intelligence. The projects are exciting and diverse, and feature creations such as a stacking robot, and an intelligent personal agent for industrial workers.

Check out four of the cutting-edge projects that will be on display:

Blue Collar AI: An intelligent personal agent for industrial workers that will allow employees to work independently and effectively. In partnership with Contextere, Blue Collar AI is creating machine learning-based curated guidance on mobile and wearable devices to improve safety and productivity. These devices will allow industrial workers to perform any task safely and without error with the assistance of intelligent guidance. Intelligent personal agent prototypes will be available for live demonstrations.

Blue Collar AI


DART Data Analytics for Rural Transformation: DART is a data analytics web application for NGOs and municipalities, working in partnership with Sonoptic Media. The platform is a user-friendly data integration and visualization tool that imports data from a variety of sources into one interface. Organizations can then use DART to understand data, and make community planning more efficient, while empowering the community to make informed decisions regarding their socio-economic development. A live demonstration will take place at RE/ACTION.

TetraStack Robot: Students from the Computer Engineering Technology – Computing Science program have developed an autonomous robot named Jeffrey who is designed to see, scan, touch, pickup, and place objects. Jeffrey is currently being developed to compete in the World Robot Olympiad 2019 where he will pick up TetraStack blocks, and stack them in a real-life version of the Tetris video game. This project has been an excellent opportunity for students to demonstrate their advanced skills in analysis, design, algorithms, hardware, software engineering and troubleshooting. Jeffrey is portable, and will be demonstrated at RE/ACTION.

Let’s Go PowWow: An Algonquin kokum (grandmother) named Bertha wanted to incorporate her students learning their own native language and culture with the fascination of mobile devices. Bertha’s son, Kevin, is designing an app to promote the interactive education of Algonquin traditions, and the native language Anishinabee. Players can choose a game character dressed in traditional dress and enhance the language and culture learning experience by the use of audio, video, graphics, and text. Audio, graphic and coding work will be on display.

Traditional Clothing

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