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People's Choice
Award 2026
MRIC National Innovation Challenge
Learn more about the competition at mric.mu/nic
🏆 Innovation Challenge Award Winners
Jury awards and the People's Choice winner across all categories. Tap a project to view its certificate.
Young Innovator
- 🥇WinnerAI Smart Road and Reverse Safety System using PictoBlox and Arduino
- 🥈Second PrizeGreen Remedies Project
- 🥉Third PrizeGreen Energy Kitchen
- 🏅Special Jury AwardConverting old carton products into a useful stylish storage basket.
- 🗳️People's ChoiceBuilding and Testing a Solar-Powered Water Purification System
Rising Innovator
- 🥇WinnerHABYT (Habits and Balance for Youth Tech), a hybrid interactive poster.
- 🥈Second PrizeKipri - Price comparison app
- 🥉Third PrizeLifeLoop
- 🏅Special Jury AwardReallocation of goods and breaching the gap between the wealthy and the poor and needy.
- 🗳️People's ChoiceHydroyard Smart Gardening and Composting
Rodrigues & Outer Islands
General
- 🥇WinnerReal-Time Multi-Modal Violence Detection System Using Deep Learning and Weapon Recognition for Enhanced Public Safety
- 🥈Second PrizeCompost Heat Recovery Unit
- 🥉Third PrizeAI-Powered Automated ECG Diagnostic System for Rapid Cardiac Screening in Regional Hospitals, Local area health centers and Mediclinics of Mauritius
- 🏅Special Jury AwardCreating a hub for Small Planters and Small Farmers
- 🗳️People's ChoiceGABY MARINE Ai
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total votes across all categories
Young Innovator
9945 total votes
| Rank | Project | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Building and Testing a Solar-Powered Water Purification System | 2990 |
| 🥈 | AI Smart Road Safety and Responsible Driving System | 2567 |
| 🥉 | Green Remedies | 1482 |
| #4 | Converting Old Carton Products into a Useful Stylish Storage Basket | 1449 |
| #5 | Smart Water Tap | 317 |
| #6 | Water Buddy | 304 |
| #7 | Small School Greenhouse | 271 |
| #8 | Green Energy Kitchen | 195 |
| #9 | Portable Air Conditioning | 187 |
| #10 | Eco Brick Bench and Green Corner Initiative | 94 |
| #11 | Classroom Automated Sustainability & Safety Integration System (CLASSIS) | 89 |
Rising Innovator
4525 total votes
| Rank | Project | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Hydroyard Smart Gardening and Composting | 1165 |
| 🥈 | Zero-Drop | 833 |
| 🥉 | CELLUCLOTHES | 739 |
| #4 | A Mauritian Job and Skills Matching Platform using AI | 493 |
| #5 | Reverse Vending Machine for Plastic Bottles | 396 |
| #6 | Reallocation of Goods and Bridging the Gap Between the Rich and the Poor | 275 |
| #7 | HABYT - Habit and Balance for Youth Technology | 212 |
| #8 | TutorLink Junior | 201 |
| #9 | Kipri | 136 |
| #10 | LifeLoop | 75 |
Rodrigues & Outer Islands
2512 total votes
| Rank | Project | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Hydroponie Organique | 540 |
| 🥈 | Waste to Protein - Promoting Food Resilience in Rodrigues | 536 |
| 🥉 | Eco-Oil Rodrigues: Recovery, Filtering & Reuse of Used Motor Vehicle Oil | 436 |
| #4 | L'ART DU RECYCLAGE (Hibiscus Détè Créations) | 290 |
| #5 | AgriBasket Rodrigues | 271 |
| #6 | Stage-Specific Biofertilizers for Rodrigues Agriculture Using Tithonia, Moringa, L'Herbe Pistache and Acacia nilotica | 220 |
| #7 | Rodrigues Quality Basket | 140 |
| #8 | Rodrigues Performance Plateform | 79 |
General
11244 total votes
| Rank | Project | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | GABY MARINE Ai | 3769 |
| 🥈 | CrimeVision: AI-powered real-time crime detection using computer vision | 1855 |
| 🥉 | National Accident and Vehicle Information Register (NAVIR) | 1522 |
| #4 | CocoLeaf Straws | 1061 |
| #5 | TELMAN: Midwifery-Led Decision Support System for Maternal Health in Mauritius | 619 |
| #6 | MAU-AI: AI-Powered Automated ECG Diagnostic System for Rapid Cardiac Screening in Regional Hospitals, Local Area Health Centers and Mediclinics of Mauritius | 284 |
| #7 | AgriSense - AI Soil Health Scanner & Smart Crop Recommendation System | 282 |
| #8 | The OctoCase | 251 |
| #9 | MaurisTax | 238 |
| #10 | Build | Breathe | Belong | 173 |
| #11 | An AI Speech Therapy App for Mauritian Creole | 156 |
| #12 | E-Recover.mu - Electronic Waste Recycling & Donation Platform | 148 |
| #13 | Ti Bazar – A Digital Hub for Small Planters and Farmers | 144 |
| #14 | Compost Heat Recovery Unit | 142 |
| #15 | KOZPRI | 137 |
| #16 | HydroGuard Ultra-Smart Flood Monitoring & Early Alert System | 122 |
| #17 | RiverGate - AI-Powered Micro-Hydro Waste Interception & River Analytics System | 104 |
| #18 | Ecozyme | 81 |
| #19 | Spectra | 67 |
| #20 | Deo-Piston Engine | 41 |
| #21 | Dive into Science - When Science Unlocks Sea-crets | 29 |
| #22 | MoReview | 19 |