A microchip for the automated school bag is the brainchild of Karolin Lohre (17) and Christoph Sieland (16) from Steinheim Municipal Grammar School. "It helps with packing school supplies and checks that everything is complete," explains the duo. A timetable is stored in a database and the packed books are identified using RFID chips and compared with the timetable. Their 'School Auxiliary System' also has an acoustic and visual back protection warning if the weight of the satchel is exceeded. This idea earned the team second place in the competition with prize money of 2,000 euros. First place and therefore prize money of 3,000 euros was secured by ...