RoboBowl Pittsburgh-Quality of Life Technology Center - Carnegie Mellon University

RoboBowl Pittsburgh

Healthcare & Quality of Life Robotics Venture Competition

October 13, 2011
Carnegie Mellon University, Posner Center

 

RoboBowl Overview | Key Dates | News | Sponsors | Accommodations | Eligibility & Requirements | Entry | Judges | Finalists

 

Win $25,000 and Expose Your Business to Potential Investors and Partners

RoboBowl is a next-generation robotics venture competition intended to find and foster new ventures seeking to develop "big idea" products and services that address unmet and underserved market needs in targeted industrial sectors. In doing so, the RoboBowl expects to help address the nation's need to create new jobs and viable businesses by catalyzing the adaptation and commercialization of emerging next-generation robotics technologies.

Enter to Win - Deadline Extended to Thursday, September 15, 2011:

The first pilot RoboBowl competition will focus on next-generation robotics systems covering all aspects of healthcare and quality of life robotics, including:

  • Surgical & Interventional Robotic Systems
  • Robotic Rehabilitation & Prosthetic Systems
  • Robotic Assistive & Wellness Systems (e.g. mobility, manipulation, social assistance aids)
  • Robotic Telemedicine Systems
  • Logistic & Operational Hospital Robotic Systems

Why Compete?

  1. Prizes: Teams will compete for the chance to win a total of $50K in cash prizes.
  2. Access: Teams will be judged by a panel of judges who are experts in their fields: venture capitalists, private investors, and successful entrepreneurs. The business summaries of all semi-finalists will be published and made available to judges and sponsors.
  3. Advice: Teams who advance to the semi-finals will have an opportunity to present to a panel of judges and receive invaluable feedback. Finalists are also invited to attend the ensuing "Innovation Accelerator @ Carnegie Mellon" event being organized by the Innovation Accelerator, including a reception and dinner the evening of October 13th and an all-day workshop on National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding the following day.

Prizes:

  • Finalists - Each finalist will receive a $5,000 cash prize.
  • Grand Prize - The Team finishing first in the finals will receive an additional cash prize of $20,000.

Entry Fees:

The cost for participation is a one-time entry fee of $100 per Team.


Organizers:

The Robotics Technology Consortium (RTC) is a non-profit industry organization created to speed the transition and deployment of robotics technology for the Defense Department and other Government organizations. The consortium was established to meet a need identified by the Office of the Secretary of Defense Joint Ground Robotics Enterprise (OSD/JGRE). The RTC currently has a membership of over 150 large and small commercial companies, academic institutions, and non-profit organizations. The RTC seeks to solicit and engage companies and organizations that may not have historically performed work for the Defense Department and other Government organizations in addition to traditional defense contractors.

The Innovation Accelerator (IA) is the private side of a public-private partnership with a Federal Agency of the United States of America. The Innovation Accelerator's mission is to promote our nation's economic competitiveness in the global economy by promoting our nation's innovation. The Innovation Accelerator has attracted over $100 million into SBIR recipients over the past two years, and has previously conducted Innovation summits at MIT and Stanford.

Hosted By:

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private, internationally ranked research university with programs in areas ranging from science, technology and business, to public policy, the humanities and the arts. More than 11,000 students in the university’s seven schools and colleges benefit from a small student-to-faculty ratio and an education characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions for real problems, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. A global university, Carnegie Mellon’s main campus in the United States is in Pittsburgh, Pa. It has campuses in California’s Silicon Valley and Qatar, and programs in Asia, Australia, Europe and Mexico. The university is in the midst of a $1 billion fundraising campaign, titled “Inspire Innovation: The Campaign for Carnegie Mellon University,” which aims to build its endowment, support faculty, students and innovative research, and enhance the physical campus with equipment and facility improvements.

The Quality of Life Technology Center (QoLT) is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center (ERC) focused on the development of intelligent systems that enable older adults and people with disabilities to live more independently.  QoLT Center addresses needs and activities of everyday living by prototyping personal assistive robots, cognitive and behavioral coaches, human awareness and driver assistance technologies.  QoLT Research is rooted in human-system interaction and observes social and clinical factors for deployment and adoption.  In addition to R&D, educational programs, commercialization initiatives and unique partnership opportunities are offered. The Center is jointly run by Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh.