14th UNIKAT ideas competition: Audience award for "Alioth"

At the award ceremony of the 14th UNIKAT ideas competition on Wednesday evening (07.05.2025) in the Science Park Kassel, the team of "Alioth: He Wang and Lukas Langhein (product design students at the Kunsthochschule Kassel).

Around 80 guests were impressed by the diversity and innovative power of the start-up ideas in the 14th UNIKAT ideas competition. A total of 32 ideas from the University of Kassel and the Student Research Center were submitted this year. Most of the ideas came from the Kunsthochschule Kassel, the Department of Electrical Engineering/Computer Science and the Department of Ecological Agricultural Sciences. Students, employees and alumni from the Departments of Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences as well as pupils from the Student Research Center also took part.

The team from "Alioth" won over the audience in the short pitches from all of the top ten teams: He Wang and Lukas Langhein are studying product design at the Kunsthochschule Kassel. They have developed a training solution for astronauts that is also suitable for rehabilitation and athletic training. Nadja Porsch, member of the jury, presented the non-cash prize.

Further information on the winners of the 14th UNIKAT ideas competition can be found at:
www.uni-kassel.de