Bangalore: Sanjay Bansal and team's "TractRobot", has won the Intel India Embedded Challenge Award for 2010, an initiative by Intel in the area of embedded technology to award outstanding innovative ideas from engineering graduates and technical professionals across India. The contest was designed to create a platform for engineering, MBA students and technical professionals to nurture designing talent in the country. The contest received innovative ideas in a wide range of application areas including Gaming, Medical Devices, Consumer Electronics, Green Computing, Social networking, infotainment, and robotics, amongst others. Speaking on the occasion, Aravind Limbavali, Minister for Higher Education Government of Karnataka, said "As a formidable repository of technical talent, India has steadily and firmly moved to the forefront of technology that in turn helps in fostering knowledge based economy. Companies like Intel with their proven technological skills have played a big role in this endeavor." Grand winners TractRobot, received a prize of 10 lakhs. Also the eligibility to participate in the india innovation pioneers challenge. In the students category, Avinash Siravuru and team (Speed Detector) from Vallore Institue of Technology, the 1st runners up of the contest received rupees one lakh followed by Satyajeet Shinde (Smart Braille Reader), Army student of technology Pune and Arnold Pereira (Automobile Environ System) the 2nd runners up. In the professional category, Cloud Book & Tabloid were recognized for the special awards. Rahul Bedi, Director, Corporate Affairs, Intel South Asia said, "As a global technology company, Intel is proud of the work that we do to help shape the global youth community for the future technology revolution. This contest aims to encourage ideation and innovation in the areas of embedded technology among engineering students and technical professionals of the country."