X Prize and Qualcomm Launch $10 Million Prize for Creation of Star Trek Tricorder
Posted on January 12, 2012
The X Prize Foundation and Qualcomm Foundation have launched the Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize, which carries a $10 million prize. The goal is for the Star Trek Tricorder to become a real device.
The goal of the competition is "to drive development of devices that will give consumers access to their state of health in the palm of their hand." The announcement was made at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
The $10 million top prize will be awarded to the team that develops a mobile platform that most accurately diagnoses a set of 15 diseases across 30 consumers in three days. Teams must deliver the information in a way that provides a compelling consumer experience while capturing real time, critical health metrics such as blood pressure, respiratory rate and temperature.
Dr. Diamandis, Chairman and CEO of the X Prize Foundation, says, "There is a dire need to improve access to healthcare globally and provide consumers with an opportunity to be active participants in their own health. The Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize will incent the creation of technologies that can empower the consumer with the ability to decide when, where and how to seek health information and car."
We are certainly ready for our Tricorder.