The Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center has wrapped up this year’s Innovate Pitch Competition, a chance for students and local entrepreneurs to present their forward-thinking ideas, fighting for the chance to win funds to kickstart their projects.
Thinking outside the box
Winning the $5,000 first place prize in the entrepreneur category was Shaun Andrews with Mind Hac, AI powered mental health support for autism that utilizes music as a form of therapy.
Andrews was inspired by an autistic family member who responded positively to music.
“I feel amazing, moreso because I know I’m helping people,” he said after his win was announced. “This is a passion project of mine.
Coming in first place in the graduate category was Chandler Covert with his invention, Easy Dose It, an intuitive pill organizer.
First place in the undergraduate category was Patrick Rimbey and his idea, AeroSniff, a chemical sensor that uses AI to determine what is in the air.
One group who placed third in the graduate category shared information about their invention, U Rock, a transportable ultrasound system.
Nithya Rajanala, Dongyu Zhang, Navya Katragadda, Andrew Ji and Advay Mahajan, all first year med students, worked together to find “a way of bringing telemedicine to rural areas,” said Zhang.
Rajanala added that U Rock would not only be for pregnant mothers, but trauma patients and those with chronic diseases such as heart failure and cancer as well.
This group walked away with $2,500 to bring their vision to life.
