Jakarta, October 29, 2024. Mechanical Engineering students of Universitas Tarumanagara (UNTAR) won a prestigious award at Indonesia Inventors Day 2024. Indonesia Inventors Day 2024 was held on August 31–September 1, 2024, at Aston Hotel, Bali.
The UNTAR Mechanical Engineering student teams won two awards in the World Invention Technology Expo (WINTEX) category. Their work is considered innovative and has the potential to be further developed in the industry.
Portable Spiral Soil Auger which was developed under the supervising from Dr. Ir. Steven Darmawan, S.T., M.T. This invention aims to improve the efficiency of soil sampling for agricultural and environmental research. In the design of the prototype, Han Han, Nathan Ferdiantino Hidayat, Jonathan Arendra Lie, and Gabriel Chan worked hard until they won the “Agriculture, Livestock, Horticulture, Aquaculture, and Fisheries” Silver Award and Diploma Special Award from Haller Pro Inventor Foundation.
Lim Bryant Hasim, Bryan Andrew, Adrian Farrell, and Christian Hartono participated in making the Portable Wind Turbine, which was developed under the supervising from Dr. Ir. M. Sobron Y. Lubis, M.Sc. won the “Green Technology, Biofuels, Textile & Chemical Industry” Bronze Award.
Dr. Ir. Steven Darmawan, S.T., M.T., head of Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Program stated that this competition are very impactful outcomes, considering the prototypes are the result of Capstone Design Project that the students are working on. This achievement is the output of the students’ hard work and dedication in developing useful technology. He also hopes that there will be more achievement from various curricular and extracurricular activities.
IID provides a platform for inventors, researchers, and scientists to present their innovations on an international stage. This year’s event attracted participants from various countries, highlighting the collaborative spirit in innovation. The competition not only recognizes outstanding inventions, but also promotes technology transfer and commercialization opportunities.