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A solar-powered crop harvesting robot presented by students of the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad has bagged the Intel India Embedded Challenge 2011.
Mr T.J. David and Ms Kudikala Shravan Kumar, who did the project under the Rural IT & Agriculture, were chosen from about 1,600 entries. They won Rs 10 lakh and will get the opportunity to participate in ‘The Next Big Idea' run by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Indian Institute of Management, in conjunction with Intel.
The nationwide competition is an initiative by Intel in India to recognize and reward outstanding ideas in embedded technology, based on the Intel Atom processor.
“We want to cultivate technical talent in India and promote our knowledge economy, so we can cater to emerging markets,” said Mr H K Mittal, Head, National Science and technology Entrepreneurship Development Board, (NSTEDB) under DST.
Dr Praveen Vishakantaiah, President, Intel India said, “This platform offers students and professionals an environment where their talent can be nurtured.”
This year's Intel India Embedded Challenge had two main categories—‘Embedded Geeks' and ‘Embedded Solutions for a Social Cause'. Entries were submitted under five themes—Biomedical and healthcare, Education, Smart Solutions, Industrial and Consumer Electronics, Rural IT, e-governance and citizen services.
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