2024 Stretch Robot Pitch Competition

Components

Title page (8.5 X 11 inches in pdf or doc format in front of 2 page proposal)
Project Title: name of concept and
Brief description of concept: 1 sentence
Contestant(s):
Name
College or department affiliation
Official university email address
*Information needed for all authors, if submitting as a team.

Proposal (2 pages, 8.5 X 11 inches in pdf or doc format) that highlights:
Need/Use Case: Identify a need for individuals aging with disabilities;state how the proposed design concept (software and/or hardwareinnovation with Stretch) addresses the need; describe and thesignificance and implications of the design.
Methods/Approach: Design process, considerations, and how youwill develop & test your concept (if selected as winner)
Proposals that incorporate human-centered design strategies(e.g., getting user input on problem; plans for iterative design of prototypes based on user feedback) will be highly desirable.
Concept: Detailed description of concept, including pictures or graphics, if applicable.
Timeline: Proposed timeline for implementation of development process during Spring 2025
Cost: Specify any additional perceived costs (materials or software) for developing and testing the product

Pitch video: A video (< 3 minutes) that provides an overview of your proposed design concept. It can be a video or powerpoint with audio recording.

Judging Criteria

Judges will include representatives from TechSAge and Hello Robot.
Submissions will be evaluated and scored based on the following criteria:
Aging with a Disability: How does the concept address the need(s) of people aging with disabilities? What is the importance of the problem and how does the concept solve it?
Feasibility: How realistic or practical is the concept?
Innovativeness: How creative is the concept?
Universal Design: To what extent is the concept designed to be useable by people to the greatest extent possible and/or integrate universal design principles?
Human-Centered Design: To what extent was user feedback from target users or clinicians incorporated in the planning/design process?

*This competition is for pitching new ideas for Stretch. We strongly discourage proposals about work that has already been done with Stretch.If you’re unsure about this, please contact us with your initial idea to confirm.

Resources

Be sure to review helpful resources on the competition home page.

Sponsors