Samsung Announces Winners Of Solve For Tomorrow 2023

Samsung India today announced the top three winning teams of its youth education and innovation competition, Solve for Tomorrow 2023. The winning teams are NIT Surat for their automated beach cleaning robot 'Sweep', Stemly for their conversational AI tool to promote women in STEM, and Think for their personal cooling device 'Kavach'.

Aditi Tapariya, Harshil Mistry, and Vaibhav Gupta of Team NIT Surat.

The three teams will receive a total prize of INR 1.5 crore from Samsung to further develop their innovative ideas and bring them to life.

Over 2.3 million youth globally have participated in Solve for Tomorrow since its inception. Launched in 2010 globally, Solve for Tomorrow is Samsung's CSR initiative that aims to empower Indian youth to solve real-life issues using technology and transform lives. This year's competition invited 16-22-year-olds to submit solutions around four central themes - Education and learning, Health and wellness, Sustainability and Diversity & inclusion.

The competition saw participation from over 6,500 teams across 500 cities and villages in India. After multiple selection rounds, the top 30 teams were chosen for an intensive boot camp at IIT Delhi, out of which 10 teams were shortlisted for the grand finale in New Delhi.

NIT Surat's automated beach cleaning robot, Sweep, uses sensors to identify and segregate different types of waste.

Yash Yadav from Nagpur, Maharashtra of Team Stemly.

Stemly from Nagpur has built a conversational AI tool to solve gender bias and encourage women to pursue STEM careers.

Think from Assam has developed a lightweight personal cooling device called Kavach that can provide heating too.

Their innovations aim to solve diverse real-world problems, including water conservation, sustainable agriculture, reducing food wastage and more.

The winning teams were selected after presenting their final pitches and prototypes to a grand jury panel comprising of Samsung CTO Mohan Rao Goli, UN Resident Coordinator Shombi Sharp, and IIT Delhi Professor Archana Chugh.

The top 10 teams were mentored by experts from Samsung and IIT Delhi over 12 weeks to refine their ideas and develop prototypes. In addition to the prize money, the winning teams were awarded certificates and trophies. All top 10 finalists received certificates from Samsung, IIT Delhi and MeitY Startup Hub, along with the latest Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 phones and INR 1 lakh each.