Tamil Nadu, Aug 28: Six teams from Tamil Nadu have earned a place among the national Top 40 of the fifth edition of Samsung Solve for Tomorrow, bringing forward solutions that use AI, IoT, wearable technology and other innovations to address real-world challenges in their communities.
For Tamil Nadu, the presence of six teams among the national Top 40 is a reflection of the breadth of solutions emerging from its next generation. With innovators from both Chennai and Coimbatore, their solutions span education, road safety, healthcare, mobility and rehabilitation, showing how young people are looking beyond technology itself to the needs of the communities they hope to serve.
Sajith J, Mithran B, Kavin Nanadha M K, Sanjay Kumaar, G B Aswindbaghat, Varunprasath K, Nirmalkumar V, Gokul Appusamy, Mohanbabu J, Manoj Kumar Kasinathan, Jena R, Chriswin William D, Nishiithaa G, Dhiikshanyaa G, R S Adhidhiya, Rahul R and Hemanthth P are among the young innovators behind these six solutions, which span education, road safety, healthcare, mobility and rehabilitation.
Samsung Solve for Tomorrow is Samsung’s flagship CSR innovation programme for young people aged 14 to 22. Through design thinking, mentorship and hands-on learning, the programme enables young innovators from across India to identify real-world challenges and develop potential solutions, helping them take solutions from the early stages towards prototypes.
Six Teams, Seventeen Young Innovators For 20-year-old Sajith J, 20-year-old Mithran B and 20-year-old Kavin Nanadha M K, the focus is access to essential information. The team is developing an AI-powered solution that explores how complex healthcare, government scheme and educational information can be converted into simple, spoken lessons in Indian languages, allowing people to access information through voice rather than relying on reading or navigating complex applications.
Twenty-year-olds Sanjay Kumaar, G B Aswindbaghat and Varunprasath K are developing an AI-powered road-safety solution using smartphone technology, IoT and sensor data to identify road hazards such as potholes, waterlogging and damaged roads. The solution explores how real-time information could help authorities prioritise risks while giving commuters safer route recommendations.
For 19-year-old Nirmalkumar V, 18-year-old Gokul Appusamy and 19-year-old Mohanbabu J, the focus is the classroom. The team is developing a low-cost system that can turn existing projectors and classroom surfaces into interactive learning platforms, giving schools an alternative to expensive smart-board infrastructure.
In Sport & Tech, 21-year-old Manoj Kumar Kasinathan, 20-year-old Jena R and 20-year-old Chriswin William D are developing an AI and wearable technology-based solution to distinguish intentional movement from Parkinson’s tremors and support patients in remaining physically active.
Eighteen-year-olds Nishiithaa G and Dhiikshanyaa G are developing an AI-powered wound-checking solution designed to identify early signs of infection while accounting for differences across skin tones. Meanwhile, 19-year-olds R S Adhidhiya, Rahul R and Hemanthth P are developing a smart wearable wrap designed to combine multiple recovery therapies and make rehabilitation more accessible.
Six teams. Seventeen young innovators. And a shared belief that technology can make everyday challenges easier to understand, navigate and address.
Their achievement reflects a larger shift taking place across India’s innovation landscape. More than half of this year’s national Top 40 teams are from Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, highlighting how young people beyond the country’s traditional technology hubs are bringing locally observed challenges into a national innovation conversation.