I participated in the 2022-2023 UCSB New Venture Startup Competition as part of the Apical Robotics Capstone Team. Throughout this program, we created a Business Model Canvas, detailed financial projections, and conducted market research to identify a viable market for industrial inspection using vine robot technology. We identified distillation towers as the most viable industrial inspection application due to its harsh conditions and high operating costs.
In May of 2023, we competed in the New Venture Finals and won 3rd place in the Technology Push Category and People's Choice out of 70 teams.