Contests and academic competitions

IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: Bounce ImagingThe venture has developed a low-cost, throwable device for first responders to assess dangerous situations.

Students take control of satellites on the International Space Station200 high-school students participate in MIT’s annual Zero Robotics competition.

Using prizes to spur innovationMIT Professor Fiona Murray produces concrete guidelines on designing and executing Grand Innovation Prizes.

Paintballs may deflect an incoming asteroidWith 20 years’ notice, paint pellets could cause an asteroid to veer off course.

MIT Steel Bridge Team takes second place at national competition

Lincoln Laboratory-discovered asteroid needs a new nameNASA, in partnership with the lab and others, opens naming content to students.

Essmart Global awarded grand prize in Dell Social Innovation CompetitionMIT IDEAS Global Challenge team wins $50,000 in international competition.

CourseRoad, Dormbase win 2012 iCampus Student PrizesCourseRoad named grand prize winner; Dormbase named runner-up

CloudTop takes top $100K competition prizeA record 215 teams competed in this year’s business plan competition.

Whirr, click, hum: Robots go at it in 2.007 finaleCompetition concludes mechanical design class, unleashing a wide variety of spinning, pumping and striking robots.

Innovative IDEAS13 winning teams present projects at annual awards celebration.

IDEAS Global Challenge coordinator discusses intersection of innovation and public serviceFacilitated by Kate Mytty, competition will award up to $10,000 per team next month.

Chancellor concludes review of 2011 Clean Energy PrizeFinds rules were not broken, but competition needs improvements, including better guidelines on public presentations

IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: True AfricaImproving access to local businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa

IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: wecyclersIncentivizing recycling in the slums of Nigeria

IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: ImagínateCreating professional development opportunities for university students in Mexico.

IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: EssmartImproving access to vital technologies in rural India

IDEAS Global Challenge team profile: Recovers.orgOut of a crisis that struck close to home, sisters develop innovative disaster relief solution.

MIT team promotes prostate cancer prognosis toolGroup is a semifinalist in MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition

Diversity and excellence explored at Institute summitFaculty and students offered multiple perspectives on race and gender

Robots go head to head, 250 miles above EarthThird annual Zero Robotics competition pits robots against each other on the International Space Station.

Idea draws on engineering and business to help diabetics

A test of teamwork, engineering skill and endurance across the Australian OutbackAfter placing 15th in the 2011 Veolia World Solar Challenge, MIT’s Solar Electric Vehicle Team reflects on their experience and looks ahead to the future.

MIT team wins iGEM competition trackGroup earns top spot in health and medicine; advances to grand finals for first time.

MegaMIMO wins Elevator Pitch Contest