Infosys announces 20 winners of Infy Maker Awards

Infosys a global leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next-generation services, today announced the winners of the first Infy Maker Awards, India.

The Infy Maker Awards are testimony to Infosys' commitment to encourage the concept of 'Making in India', acknowledging those individuals that have an interesting or innovative solution for real-world issues or a knack for leveraging technology to make things easier.

These Awards were initially launched in the US by the Infosys Foundation USA in June 2015 in support of President Obama's Nation of Makers initiative.

Pravin Rao, chief operating officer, Infosys said, "The Infy Maker Awards in India aim to recognize some of the best minds, and unleash the power of creativity and imagination of the next generation of thinkers. We believe that these awards will ignite the spirit of ‘making’ in India and celebrate excellence in innovation."

Congratulating the winners on their achievement, Vandana Sikka, chairperson, Infosys Foundation USA said, "Building on the success of this awards program in the US, the Infy Maker Awards program in India is a reaffirmation of our commitment to contribute significantly to the larger global community and inspire the next generation of makers. The future is, and has always been, shaped by those who make."

In the first Indian edition, 20 winners were selected from more than 280 entries and more than 2,500 registrations.

Here is a list of the winners of the first edition of the Infy Maker Awards, India:

Regenerative brakes for cycle rickshaw to make pedaling easier and safer - Sanjeev Arjun Gaur

Multi-functional elevator to move in a vertical and horizontal direction - Vuppari Kalyani

RASS device to ensure safety and communication amongst linemen - Ilampothigai K, Vignesh V, Anand Gopi and Ibrahim Ahmed Hassan Awad

Maritime border warning system for fishermen - Aravind S, Balaji V and Aravind G

Selfiee Innovators - Public over-dump limiter sensor to track garbage levels - Arun Kumar S and VishnuPriya S

Invisible bus bay to ease parking in overcrowded areas - Chetan Prasad

Shour - The smarter way to shower by conserving water - Aakash Goel

TycheeJuno - BPPC technology to self-track and cure punctures - Sameer Panda, Dr KN Panda, Smritiparna Satpathy and Jayant Pradhan Health: Heartbeat monitoring system using light-fidelity (Li-Fi) - Deepika Giri, V Krishna Kumar, Kavitha Sowndararajan and L Jamuna

Clinic-in-box for pregnant rural women who do not have access to healthcare facilities - Shantanu Pathak and Aditya Kulkarni

Arduous therapist for stroke patients for physiotherapy needs - C Cornelius Durai, T David Thevaram and S Sairam

VTALK solution for autistic people to help them communicate - Abhinav Shekhar Vashisth

SitAby – a posture proctor to alert wrong posture at work – Dr Lovi Raj Gupta, Kunal Panchal, Yerra Prasanthi, Satish Reddy and Vishakha Choudhary

FIZIO to ensure that physiotherapy is on the right track - Veerpal Sharma, Divyanshu Varshney and Roopam Sharma Energy: Low cost wind turbine - Krishnanand Venkatasubramanian and Senthilvel S Artificial Intelligence:Human safety system for two wheeler vehicles - Kannabiran S, Gokul Srinath V and Boobalan B Electronics: Weather proof liquid level switch and indicator to prevent water overflow- Nagarjuna Paturi

Others: Fermedicius - Solution to figure out if irrigation is required for a particular land and control mechanism for water supply from a tubewell - Subhajit Biswas, Nithin Raju D and Nitesh Kumar

Walking stick for visually Impaired - Abhishek Matlotia

The winners were selected by a panel of distinguished judges representing technology, academia and the business community. The jury, comprising Kiran Mazumder Shaw, chairperson & managing director, Biocon; Rama Bijapurkar, author; Mohandas Pai, chairman, Aarin Capital Partners; and Pravin Rao, chief operating officer, Infosys, evaluated and selected the winning entries that were relevant to real-world problems, used technology in an innovative way, displayed originality of ideas and brought forward quality presentations.

The Infy Maker Awards India enable the creation of an ecosystem of innovation through ‘making’, one that will help India contribute more deeply to the larger global community of inventors and entrepreneurs. The 20 winning ideas will be presented an award of Rs 5 lakh each, a trophy and a certificate.