Colegio Rosa-Bell

The 2024-2025 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams were selected by a panel of esteemed judges after several months of researching problems within their community that could be addressed with a technological solution. Teams will continue to learn more about the problems they selected in the first half of the grant year. Technological solutions will be prototyped, tested, and modified in the second half of the grant year. The technological solutions—inventions—will be showcased at MIT during EurekaFest, June 9-11, 2025. Team progress can be followed through Inside InvenTeams, a monthly newsletter. 

Problem Statement:

Ocean rip currents pose a serious threat to the lives of both local populations and tourists in Puerto Rico. There has been a tragic rise in drownings due to these powerful currents. More than 30 people have died just in 2024 on the coasts of Puerto Rico due to rip currents.  Many more people have been affected by the dangers of rip currents, including losing loved ones and a former student in 2019. Our team members have firsthand experiences with the terrifying power of these currents when they were surfing and swimming. To address this issue, Colegio Rosa-Bell InvenTeam proposes to invent a solution to monitor water conditions along the coast.