Xebia's Posture Probe Wins 1st Runner-Up At Intel IoT Hackathon


From France to Germany and New York to California, Intel's IoT global Roadshows have been encouraging developers and technology enthusiasts to create and showcase their cool cutting edge technological innovations. 

The Intel IoT Roadshow Hackathon held in Bangalore, India from November 22-23, 2014, was one of the largest with close to 800 applications fighting with impressive credentials in IoT for the coveted spots.

The lucky final 130 participants formed teams and registered 42 projects ranging from connecting plants worldwide and accumulating growth data (temperature, soil moisture, humidity, image etc.) to a personalized smart assistant solution that is trained to respond to simple gestures.

The first 100 participants were provided with the ‘Intel IoT Galileo & Edison Dev kit’ – which included the Intel development boards and Grove Sensors Starter Kit. This complete hardware and software solution allows developers to explore and innovate in the IoT space creating exciting new applications by using the Arduino IDE, Wyliodrin (for drag and drop programming), Eclipse, or the Intel XDK IoT Edition for JavaScript

The excitement and pressure was on for Team Xebia (Ankit Verma, Rohan Mathai,Rahul Katariya and Tushar Chaudhary) as they received their kit in Xebia’s first ever participation in the IoT Hackathon.

With limited time to develop their idea the team worked through an intensive brain storming session with the clear objective of developing a product which could positively affect everyday life.

Given with the sedentary nature of urban life, the team concluded, that it is nearly impossible to keep track of proper sitting postures which could lead to chronic issues such as Muscular Back Pain, Varicose Veins, Increased Stress Levels, Improper Digestion, Herniated Discs and Pinched Nerves

9 hours later, The solution to this major health issue converged the concepts of Internet of Things, BigData& Mobile, to give us the innovative Posture Probe- A smart portable pad that monitors posture and alerts the user whenever they are sitting incorrectly. 

The concept was a huge success, making it to the top 10 and then finally coming in 2nd overall. Team Xebia won $1000 with the potential to bring it into production with thepossible funding by Intel Capital. 

“They asked us to get it patented and get it into the market for the good of mankind”– Ankit Verma

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