Eurovia organized a hackathon called " #HackTheRoad " on the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Paris on Thursday , February 7. Based on the theme of arduous work, 27 engineering students had four hours to come up with an innovative project.
Borrowed from the digital industry, the term "hackathon" refers to an event where teams must develop a project within a limited time frame. Under the name #HackTheRoad, this challenge addressed the following issue: How can new technologies be used to reduce the drudgery of workers' jobs, increase their productivity, and reduce the risk of accidents?
Engineering students could address this issue by choosing one of three topics proposed by Eurovia:
Arduousness - How can we reduce the physical impact on workers?
- Carrying materials, handling heavy tools, field work can be physically demanding.
Productivity - How to make construction sites more profitable?
- The goal is to improve the efficiency of a construction site in order to generate higher margins.
Safety - How can we reduce accidents on construction sites?
- Construction remains a risky profession. Eurovia's goal is to reduce the number of workplace accidents.
The 27 participating engineering students, divided into nine teams (of two to four people), had four hours to work on a proposal for an innovative project.
Below are the projects for each team:
The Eurov.I.A team won this edition of #HackTheRoad with a solution that uses artificial intelligence to predict accidents and detect risky situations on construction sites.
The engineering students shared a prize of €2,000 and the opportunity to further develop this project during an end-of-studies internship at Eurovia.
Congratulations to Sophie Pealatand Artiom Kisselev, Timothy Delille, Eleonore Jacquemet and Rebecca Mesny for this victory! Read their interview:
