The Face Scan App

Noah Montemarano - Owlbots Researcher - 8th grade

Instead of following our previous idea to create an automatic medication dispenser, the Woods Academy Owlbots have pursued a new, much more exciting idea - a facial recognition app. Our team wanted to invent something that would benefit early to mid-stage Alzheimer's patients by helping them to recognize and identify family and friends. By incorporating existing facial recognition software, we are developing an app for iPhone and iPad that, when has recognized a certain face, will say or play anything to help trigger a memory of that person. Whether it's a video, a recording, a song, or simply a name, this app could help countless numbers of patients have a comfortable sense of familiarity when approached.

To prepare for the presentation of this idea, the robotics team is using the judging rubric to create an outline for the new script. In addition, the scrimmage we attended at Greenbelt School helped us focus in on our areas of strength and areas of growth.  The advice from the scrimmage judges, as well as the discussion we had with Mrs. Tina Sandri and Mrs. Abby Smith, helped us get a clearer notion of the problem, and in turn our solution. Even though there are many unknowns about the presentation itself, the entire team is excited for the outcome (and hopefully success) of our final project.