The team's solution to wasting water is a temperature sensor that switches the direction of the water. If the water is below the person’s desired temperature then a ball valve is open letting water flow into the reservoir.
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Cannon School's Brainy Yaks Robotics Team invented the Aqua Switch to conserve water while showering. Team members left to right: Deven Dighe, Chase Hensley, Brandon Bartelli, Max Murash, Nathan Campbell, Wylie Neal and Kenlee Griffin. Not pictured are team members Taylor Denby and Isabella Caughlin.
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The team won first place in innovative design during a First Lego League tournament for its invention.
CONCORD- You wouldn’t think a group of middle school students could create a groundbreaking invention that could save the world billions of gallons of water. But that’s just what the Brainy Yaks Robotics Team from Cannon School did.
The team's solution to wasting water is a temperature sensor that switches the direction of the water. If the water is below the person’s desired temperature then a ball valve is open letting water flow into the reservoir.
Cannon School's Brainy Yaks Robotics Team invented the Aqua Switch to conserve water while showering. Team members left to right: Deven Dighe, Chase Hensley, Brandon Bartelli, Max Murash, Nathan Campbell, Wylie Neal and Kenlee Griffin. Not pictured are team members Taylor Denby and Isabella Caughlin.
