On May 17th, at the main Estonian startup conference Latitude59, we announced the winners of the Prototron Spring Round on the main stage. Four teams received altogether 60 000€ to turn their ideas into reality.
The biggest grant, 25,000€, was given to Lumebot – a self-driving snow removal robot that is more than 10 times cheaper to make than snow ploughs. This allows each parking lot to have a dedicated snow removal robot(s). Through continuous work, it is able to keep the parking lot clean 24/7. Autonomous snow removal robots that start working as soon as it starts snowing.
10 000€ was worth the idea of Futuclass – an educational virtual reality game that brings awesome science experiences to classrooms. A game where players solve interesting and fun pre-made science puzzles and learn by doing. Science experiments in VR are cheap, safe and easily accessible. Like Rakett69, but in VR.
Team Unsinkable Robotics received 20,000 to build an underwater robot that could perform several tasks underwater without an operator. The robots reduce the need for divers to perform dangerous and time-consuming tasks such as mine detection.
Kibu.energy wants to empower the inhabitants of the smart city in the usage of renewable energy by offering a foldable solar panel that can be deployed in balconies, terraces or gardens. It integrates storage and can be plugged in directly to a wall socket.
Autumn Round is less than 5 months from now. Get inspired and apply before October 15th.
