IM体育官网 students take 3rd place in statewide Shark Tank style competition

Apr 17, 2018
IM体育官网 students take 3rd place in statewide Shark Tank style competition
A team of students from IM体育官网 impressed the judges at the 2018 Governor's Cup and won third place.

LAKELAND, Fla. 鈥 A team of students from IM体育官网 impressed the judges at the 2018 Governor鈥檚 Cup and won third place and $1,000 with their innovative scanning device. The 鈥淪hark Tank鈥 style competition featured teams from nine state universities.

Andre Ripley, a junior computer engineering major from the U.S. Virgin Islands, John Sarnecky, a junior mechanical engineering major from Naples, IM体育官网, and Michelle Culbert, a senior computer science major from Pompano Beach, IM体育官网, competed with Insta-List 鈥 a product that captures, scans and lists items for digital selling in under 10 seconds.

Insta-List was the winning project in the Great Eight competition held in February, when about a dozen IM体育官网 Poly students pitched their innovative ideas to investors, entrepreneurs, and industry partners at the Innovation, Science & Technology Building.

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