A group of Georgia Tech students is preparing for its own type of March Madness, as they approach the finals of the largest student invention competition this week.
The InVenture Prize competition, described as Tech's Shark Tank, is in its eighth year highlighting some of the top student talent at the school. Hundreds of undergraduate and recent graduate students begin the competition that is eventually whittled to six teams with inventions that are judged by an expert panel. Top prize is $20,000 and a free U.S. patent filing valued at $20,000 for the first- and second-place winners.
This year’s finalists include:
- a data monitor to track and display real-time information to firefighters in hazardous conditions
- a virtual guitar teacher
- a robotic soccer goalie
- a cheaper and more efficient electric vehicle charging system
- a household water purification solution
- a device to measure whether athletes who have suffered concussions can return to play.
Georgia Tech's InVenture Prize finals take place Wednesday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ferst Center Theater. Watch online at http://www.gpb.org/inventure, or on television on your Georgia Public Broadcasting station.
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