Symphony Contest-3nd(finalresult)｜一般社団法人steAm BAND

The Final Round was held on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at Otemon Gakuin University, Sojiji Campus.

The event was conducted in a hybrid format (onsite and online). Esteemed judges attended in person, including Executive Chairman Hiroshi (Kan) Suzuki (Professor at the University of Tokyo), Representative Director Sachiko Nakajima (CEO of steAm, Inc.), Juichi Yamagiwa (Director of the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature), and Tetsuo Kobori (Architect).

A total of 15 selected finalists (individuals and teams) delivered five-minute presentations, showcasing their inquiry projects, which had been further refined through mentoring.

The 4th STEAM Symphony Contest is also planned, and we sincerely look forward to your participation in the next edition.

（Listed in alphabetical order by affiliation）

Automatic Cloth Dry Stand
(Crop Guard RobotDesign a motorized drying stand that uses rain and light sensors to automatically retract clothes during rain and extend them during sunshine, with safety features like limit switches.)
Korsah Nana Aba
Appiah Marvellous Ofosu
Boateng Nora Owusua Akosua
Accra High School
High School Division / Problem-Solving Category

A New Teaching Proposal Incorporating Fact-Checking
Ryuto Ikariya
Ueno Gakuen High School
High School Division / Problem-Solving Category

Raku-Gakki
Helping Everyone Fall in Love with Musical Instruments
Terauchi & Fujita
Otemon Gakuin Otemae Junior High School
Junior High Division / Art & Philosophy Category

Development of a New Mobility System for Disaster Situations
Takaya Okazaki
Otemon Gakuin Otemae Junior & Senior High School
High School Division / Problem-Solving Category

What Is the Standard for Lava Viscosity?
Rin Matsushima
Sapporo Nihon University Junior & Senior High School
Junior High Division / Fundamental Research Category

The Future of Power Generation Starting from “Painting”
— Optimization of the Coating Process in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells —
Kanta Takasaki
Salesian International School High School
High School Division / Fundamental Research Category

Original Musical Composition Based on Constellations
Meisa Kawai
Grade 4 student at a Tokyo Metropolitan public elementary school
Elementary & Under Division / Art & Philosophy Category

Attendance Counting Monster!
A Gift for Busy Teachers Every Morning ♡
Tsunaya, Koizumi, Kosaka, Oi
Hashidate Kaisei Academy
Junior High Division / Problem-Solving Category

（Listed in alphabetical order by affiliation）

Automatic Solar Tracker
(Design a dual-axis solar tracker using Arduino, LDR sensors, and servo motors that optimizes panel orientation for maximum sunlight, measures power output, and optionally logs data for analysis.)
Antwi Benjamin
Thompson Patience
Nakoja Kwesi
Accra High School
High School Division / Problem-Solving Category

Water Level Controller
(Design a water monitoring system that uses ultrasonic sensing to display tank levels via LEDs, controls pump operation automatically with relays, and prevents overflow with audible alerts.)
Kezia Adu
Halima Sadia HassanKezia Adu
Damaris Mortey
Ransford Takyi-Nsiah
Shadrach Osei
Accra High School
High School Division / Problem-Solving Category

Color to Emotion Communicator
Renz Timothy P. Cababat
Alvhinna Cyrene Fernandez
Christan Chitz Ordones
Raphael James Flormata
Don Ramon E. Costales Memorial National High School
Junior High Division / Problem-Solving Category

Development of a System to Support Learning for People with Color Vision Deficiency
Chiaki Sakata
Otemon Gakuin Otemae Junior & Senior High School
High School Division / Problem-Solving Category

Future Food Research Institute
Kura Sa
Osaka Prefectural Suita International High School
High School Division / Problem-Solving Category

Construction and Convergence of a Collatz-Type Mapping with Correction Using Mathematical Roots
Koharu Shibata
Online School
Elementary & Under Division / Fundamental Research Category

Why Did the Japanese Gecko Come to Live in Human Houses?
〜Body Temperature Changes and the Use of Vision and Olfaction in Foraging Behavior〜
Sachi Murata
Salesian International School
High School Division / Fundamental Research Category

I Want to Create a Girls′ Group for Math Kids!
(Toward Building a Society that Nurtures Female Mathematicians!)
Emina Kishida
Gotenyama Elementary School, Shinagawa City
Elementary & Under Division / Problem-Solving Category

Signa: Visualizing the Unconscious
Kazuhiro Komatsu, Haruki Katayama
Suwa Seiryo High School, Nagano Prefecture
High School Division / Problem-Solving Category

Tell Me the Signs! NaviSign
Ito, Satake, Nakajima, Matsutani
Hashidate Kaisei Academy
Junior High Division / Problem-Solving Category