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Toradex AG l Altsagenstrasse 5 l 6048 Horw l Switzerland l +41 41 500 48 00 l www.toradex.com l [email protected] Page 1 | 2 Press Release Toradex announces the latest winners of its Embedded Design Challenge 18th May 2015, Horw, Switzerland: Toradex, today announced the latest winners of its Embedded Design Challenge. The contest is one of the most revered embedded design contests globally and is aimed at giving students and technology-enthusiasts alike, a unique platform to showcase their innovations. Selecting the top runners from several qualified and unique entries was challenging for the selection committee. After much deliberation, the deserving winner and runner-up were chosen and announced today via felicitation ceremonies held at Toradex’s headquarters in Horw for the winner and in São Paulo for the runner-up. The selection criteria was based on the concept, implementation and presentation of the project. Josafat Piraquive’s project “Globo-Daq” that describes the design, implementation and evaluation of a hot air balloon data acquisition system (DAQ) was declared as the winning entry for this edition. He was presented with a certificate, and cash award of USD 20,000 in Horw, Switzerland by Mr. Stephan Dubach, CEO, Toradex AG. More details on Josafat’s final project submission can be found here. Vinicius Bazan Pinto Fernandes’ entry “Wearable Interface for Teleoperation of Robot Arms (WITRA) was the runner-up to Globo-Daq in the contest. Vinicius was presented with a certificate and a cash award of USD 10,000 in São Paulo, Brazil by Mr. Guilherme Fernandes, Director, Toradex Brasil. More details on Vinicius’ final project submission can be found here. To commemorate the occasion, Mr. Dubach said, “The Toradex Challenge always has, and will continue to be, a platform where students innovate and allow their ideas to take shape. We received several

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Toradex has announced the latest winners of its Embedded Design Challenge. The contest is one of the most revered embedded design contests globally and is aimed at giving students and technology-enthusiasts alike, a unique platform to showcase their innovations. Josafat Piraquive’s project “Globo-Daq” that describes the design, implementation and evaluation of a hot air balloon data acquisition system (DAQ) was declared as the winning entry for this edition. He was presented with a certificate, and cash award of USD 20,000 in Horw.

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  • Toradex AG l Altsagenstrasse 5 l 6048 Horw l Switzerland l +41 41 500 48 00 l www.toradex.com l [email protected]

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    Press Release

    Toradex announces the latest winners of its Embedded Design Challenge

    18th May 2015, Horw, Switzerland: Toradex, today announced the latest winners of its Embedded Design

    Challenge. The contest is one of the most revered embedded design contests globally and is aimed at

    giving students and technology-enthusiasts alike, a unique platform to showcase their innovations.

    Selecting the top runners from several qualified and unique entries was challenging for the selection

    committee. After much deliberation, the deserving winner and runner-up were chosen and announced today

    via felicitation ceremonies held at Toradexs headquarters in Horw for the winner and in So Paulo for the

    runner-up.

    The selection criteria was based on the concept, implementation and presentation of the project. Josafat

    Piraquives project Globo-Daq that describes the design, implementation and evaluation of a hot air

    balloon data acquisition system (DAQ) was declared as the winning entry for this edition. He was presented

    with a certificate, and cash award of USD 20,000 in Horw, Switzerland by Mr. Stephan Dubach, CEO,

    Toradex AG. More details on Josafats final project submission can be found here.

    Vinicius Bazan Pinto Fernandes entry Wearable Interface for Teleoperation of Robot Arms (WITRA)

    was the runner-up to Globo-Daq in the contest. Vinicius was presented with a certificate and a cash award

    of USD 10,000 in So Paulo, Brazil by Mr. Guilherme Fernandes, Director, Toradex Brasil. More details on

    Vinicius final project submission can be found here.

    To commemorate the occasion, Mr. Dubach said, The Toradex Challenge always has, and will continue

    to be, a platform where students innovate and allow their ideas to take shape. We received several

  • Toradex AG l Altsagenstrasse 5 l 6048 Horw l Switzerland l +41 41 500 48 00 l www.toradex.com l [email protected]

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    interesting projects in this edition of the contest from around the globe. Globo-Daq is an impressive project

    and we are very pleased with the high level of commitment and caliber showcased."

    About the Embedded Design Challenge

    The Embedded Design Challenge is a global initiative aimed at students and design enthusiasts.

    Participants register their ideas and the approved projects get a Toradex development kit. The projects are

    evaluated by a panel of judges and the winners are selected bi-annually (twice a year). The first prize winner

    is awarded prize money of USD 20,000 and the second prize winner gets USD 10,000.

    Toradex Design Challenge was made possible by support from our partners and sponsors that are

    committed to helping the students embrace the full potential of technology. These partners include NVIDIA,

    Altium, Ciiva, and ARM.

    The Design challenge is still open and students are eligible to register and compete by visiting

    www.challenge.toradex.com

    About Toradex

    Toradex specializes in embedded computing technology. It offers a broad range of highly

    miniaturized yet powerful pin-compatible embedded computer modules based on ARM processors

    complemented by extensive support directly from the engineers. Founded in 2003, and

    headquartered in Horw, Switzerland, the companys network stretches across the globe with

    additional offices in the USA, Vietnam, China, India, Japan, and Brazil. For more information, visit

    http://www.toradex.com.

    For media queries, please contact:

    Lakshmi Naidu: [email protected]