The finals of the 2nd National College Competition of the Internet of Things (IOT), organized by the Ministry of Education (MOE), were held at the National IOT Exhibition Center in Wuxi New District, Wuxi, Jiangsu province, on Oct 18.

This year, the competition attracted over 1,600 teams from many famous higher education institutions, 95 of which qualified for the finals.

Sun Jianqiang, with his team from Nanjing University, demonstrated his invention – "RFID (radio frequency identification devices) smart gloves". He could play a virtual piano on the computer screen without touching the computer by wearing the smart gloves. He explained that the special RFID labels on the glove are able to identify the finger moves and send them to intellectual electronic apparatus through wireless signal sensors.

Sun Jianqiang plays a virtual piano on the computer screen without touching the computer by wearing the smart gloves. [Photo/wxrb.com]

The competition is aimed at inspiring creativity in young innovative people to develop more IOT products that facilitate daily life, according to the event organizer. Fifty officials and scientists attended the finals and the award ceremony.