Cheng Shiu University participated and shone during the “2025 National Student Practical Project Competition for Universities of Technology and Colleges” sponsored by the Ministry of Education! The “Smart Integrated Aquarium Heating System” directed by Hsiu-Jung Chou, Director of the Department of Business Management, and the “AI Automatic Badminton Picker” under the guidance of Chun-Hsiung Lee from the Department of Information Management, both won first place in the commercial and motivation groups. The “Research on the Production Technology of Inorganic Polymeric Waste Eggshell Brick” of the Department of Civil Engineering won second place in the civil engineering and building group.

    The “Smart Integrated Aquarium Heating System” of the student team directed by Hsiu-Jung Chou, Director of the Department of Business Management at Cheng Shiu University, won first place in the National Student Practical Project Competition for Universities and Colleges of Technology. This system mainly targets pain points such as inconvenient management of traditional aquarium equipment, high energy consumption, and unstable water temperature. With the optimization and introduction of intelligent temperature control modules and an energy-saving design, the success rate of breeding improves. The system has been awarded an invention patent by the Republic of China.

    Hsiu-Jung Chou said that the project not only integrates smart technology, business thinking, and sustainable concepts, but also proposes practical and innovative integration solutions based on user needs and market potential. The project demonstrates the cross-domain integration and project implementation capabilities of the students of the Department of Business Management.

    Ting-Ying Chu, a fourth-year student in the Department of Business Management, said that the “Smart Integrated Aquarium Heating System,” which won first place in the business group, integrates smart technology and sustainability concepts to address the pain points of aquarium management. In the future, they will continue to optimize the system and move toward commercialization so that green technology can be implemented in daily life.

    The “AI Automatic Badminton Picker,” directed by Teacher Chun-Hsiung Lee of the Department of Information Management, won first place in the motivation group of the “Practical Project Competition.” The picker’s primary function is to automatically determine the position of badminton birdies through an image recognition module. It illustrates the shortest path to move and collect the ball, reducing the time taken between play. The ball collecting basket behind this machine provides sufficient space for storing a large number of badminton balls. After collection, the tenons can be loosened, and the ball basket can be lifted directly without people having to bend down to pick it up.

    Bo-Hsiang Chen, a fourth-year award-winning student in the Department of Information Management, said that the work combines AI image recognition and automatic control technology to improve the act of picking up the badminton birdies on the court. Thanks to the instructor’s patient guidance and the team’s joint efforts, the developer will continue to improve this technology, making smart sports more convenient and user-friendly.

    The “Research on the Production Technology of Inorganic Polymeric Waste Eggshell Brick” of the Department of Civil Engineering won second place in the civil engineering and building group. They use cement-free, zero-carbon alkali activation treatment technology to produce water-quenched furnace stone powder and inorganic polymer as a cement material. They also use eggshell grains and fly ash bone materials to produce inorganic polymeric waste eggshell bricks, meeting the requirements of the first type of bricks for construction materials, while implementing environmentally friendly and recycled green building materials.