Tata Technologies, a leading product engineering and digital services company, has announced the conclusion of the 1st edition of InnoVent hackathon, which it says serves as an innovation platform that provides young engineering students in India with an opportunity to showcase their creativity and innovate solutions to address the challenges being faced by the manufacturing industry.
This initiative it says marks a significant milestone in the company’s engagement with the academic community, fostering innovation and creativity among young engineering talents across India, helping engineer better careers.
The Top 10 team’s participated in the Demo Day at Tata Technologies headquarters in Hinjawadi, Pune, where they presented their innovation prototypes. The final evaluations were done by an eminent jury comprising of Warren Harris, CEO & MD, Tata Technologies; Ravi Arora, Senior VP & Head Group Innovation – Tata Sons; Sven Patuschka, CTO – Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles & Tata Passenger Electric Mobility; and Jyotin Kutty Sastabhavan, Chief Sustainability Officer – Tata Motors.
The winning team Rolex from Bannari Amman Institute Of Technology, Erode, was felicitated with a cash prize of Rs 300,000/- for their innovation Generative AI for car design – unleashing creativity and efficiency in automotive styling.
Team Blitzkrieg from RVCE, Bangalore, won the 2nd prize of Rs 100,000 cash for their innovation Design and development of an Autonomous Electric Vehicle (AEV) for Indian roads. The 3rd prize of Rs 50,000 was won by the team ThunderBolt from VIT, Vellore, for their Battery system and pumping station for buses using Vanadium redox flow battery. In recognition of their talent, visible in their innovations, Tata Technologies offered 34 team members from the top 10 teams, an opportunity to start their careers with them.
Warren Harris said, “Tata Technologies vision of engineering a better world embodies our commitment to innovate sustainable e-mobility solutions by collaborating with our entire ecosystem, including the academia. We had identified real world challenges while inviting projects for the InnoVent hackathon and I am inspired by the way innovators have applied ingenious, frugal solutions to these issues, blending the finest of human creativity with cutting-edge technology. I congratulate all the winners and participants for displaying such creative talent and a Can-Do attitude while innovating the solutions.”
Santosh Singh, EVP and Global Head, Marketing and Business Excellence at Tata Technologies added, “As a human brand, we focus on delivering great experiences to our customers by innovating solutions that address the business challenges faced by our clients. The students today will innovate some of the biggest solutions in next few years. It is important for us to support, mentor, and empower these young engineering minds, equipping them with the skills necessary for a successful career. The enthusiasm and creativity displayed by these young innovators exceeded our expectations and reinforced our belief in the power of innovation in engineering a better world.”
