The Enterprise Award of £5,000 was won by Atlas Smart Technologies from Queen’s University Belfast. Atlas Smart Technologies invented the SmartBell, a smartphone-controlled dumbbell, that offers twenty-six weight levels, which can be used in conjunction with Stronger Mobile, a gamified workout tracking app, which turns people’s workout results into fun and shareable workout statistics.
Start-up Business – First Prize of £3,000 went to Team Repair from Imperial College London. Team Repair is the first sustainable subscription service teaching children science, technology, and the life skill of repair, by sending them an electronic gadget with carefully planned faults, and all the tools (which they keep) needed to fix it, together with an app to teach them the concepts and repair procedure.
Start-up Business – Runner-up Prize of £1,500 was awarded to AMRSS from the University of Southampton: AMRSS provides AI solutions for real-time aerodynamic performance analysis, to enable engineers within the automotive, aerospace and renewables sectors to improve decision-making throughout the design, test and deployment stages.
Big Ideas – First Prize of £3,000 + People’s Vote and Audience Vote Prizes of £1,000 Prizes were awarded to Amara Automotive from the University of Southampton. Amara’s Elecy is a four-wheeled, weatherproof e-bike, offering crash protection, that focuses on minimising emissions during both the production and operation stages, and allows for upgrading rather than replacement.
Big Ideas – Runner-up Prize of £1,500 was awarded to UMMACH from the University of Greenwich: UMMACH is a low-cost, environmentally friendly, 12V air-conditioning device that can be retrofitted to existing fan units.
