The ElectronicWings IoT + AI Project Design Challenge 2025 winners will be revealed by DigiKey. Indian makers and students were asked to submit innovative IoT and AI-focused ideas for a chance to win their share of prizes and boards worth ?6,00,000 to help bring the ideas to life.
1,551 participants submitted 631 submissions for this year’s contest. Based on their potential for meaningful societal impact, technical innovation, and creativity, the top 50 projects from these entries were shortlisted.
To help students and makers realize the top 50 projects, DigiKey supplied hardware development boards from suppliers, such as the MAX78000 FEATHER BOARD from Analog Devices’, the UNO R4 WIFI from Arduino’s, and the ESP32-C6-DEVKITC-1-N8 from Espressif Systems’.
This sponsorship demonstrates DigiKey‘s dedication to providing monetary support and access to its extensive ecosystem of technical resources, such as design tools, application notes, reference designs, and educational content, in order to bolster India’s engineering community.
The winning projects include:
- First place: Forest Guard: A Decentralized Edge-AI LoRa Mesh Network for Forest Surveillance by Mukesh Sankhla
- Second place: EleTect V2: Smarter Warnings Safer Journeys by Abhinav Powertrain and Amritha M
- Third place: SafeGuard: Ultimate Safety Add-on and Smart Control for Ordinary Gas Regulators by Barely Works
First place received ?80,000, second place ?40,000 and third place ?30,000. In addition to the top three awards, the challenge also awarded the top five creative projects with ?10,000 each. All project submissions also received complementary prizes from DigiKey.
These projects showcased a diverse range of impactful solutions across IoT, AI/ML, hardware design, automation and embedded systems, highlighting the growing innovation within the ElectronicWings community.
Leadership Comments
“DigiKey is proud to support the ElectronicWings IoT + AI Project Design Challenge, which plays a meaningful role in nurturing innovation among hobbyists, makers and students in India,” said Ben Brookes, director, regional marketing for DigiKey. “We are inspired by the creativity shown by all participants and extend our sincere congratulations to the winners. DigiKey remains committed to supporting engineers throughout their journey from concept and design to prototype and beyond.”
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