Team Mechanizers (NK Orchid, Sholapur) wins Dassault Systèmes’ Aakruti 2021 – A national product design contest for students

Pune, January 10, 2022: Dassault Systèmes today announced Team Mechanizers (NK Orchid, Solapur) as the winner of the 11th edition of Dassault Systèmes’ national product design contest, AAKRUTI. Team Mechanizers showcased their futuristic Shoulder Rehabilitation Machine, equipped with a remote health monitoring system, which was developed, designed, and tested on Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform. In line with the patient-centric movement in India’s healthcare sector, the machine is affordable, demonstrating a stark 75% reduction in production cost.
 
With AAKRUTI, Dassault Systèmes has dedicated over a decade to nurturing the engineering talent in India. The 3DEXPERIENCE platform provides students with exposure to state-of-the-art technology, instilling the spirit of entrepreneurship, and as a result has been empowering the Indian startup ecosystem with a workforce as well as opportunities of the future. This year, with sustainability as the core focus, the four-month-long contest attracted over 3,500 students (a 25% increase over the 2020 edition) from more than 380 colleges across 23 states of India.
 
Talking about the initiative, Deepak NG, Managing Director, India, Dassault Systèmes, shared, “In complete rhythm with the government’s ‘Make in India’ and ‘Digital India’ vision, AAKRUTI is our flagship initiative which encourages students to develop local solutions to the toughest problems through the application of frugal engineering practices. We help students engage with industry experts and academia to build ready-for-market products. This year, we encouraged sustainable innovations.  Congratulations to all the winners for developing futuristic products that demonstrate market relevance and growth prospects.” 
 
Talking about the opportunity, Aditya Metan from Team Mechanizers said, “We thank the esteemed jury panel for this recognition. As a startup, our aim was to develop an affordable and unique product, and using Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE offerings helped us achieve both. We were ready with a go-to-market product within a month and were able to bring to life our unique ‘remote health monitoring’ feature. We are very excited about the possibilities that lie ahead of us, and thank AAKRUTI for giving us the required exposure and mentoring opportunities.”
 
Team Kainotomia (KJ Somaiya, Mumbai) and Team Imagination Station (Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering, Mumbai) were declared runners-up for their scientifically designed toys that help kids improve their STEM abilities.