Battle Creek Area Mathematics and Science Center

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:

Drink spiking involves adding substances into someone’s drink without their knowledge. This issue has surfaced in communities worldwide, including Battle Creek, where local cases have raised awareness. Across the globe, individuals have been targeted in social settings, putting their safety at risk. Our motivation to create a technological solution for college students and law enforcement agencies stems from our personal connections to victims and a strong desire to protect others from the dangers of drink tampering.