Thursday, May 23, 2019

XPRIZE Foundation Dangles $25,000 For Referrals

Los Angeles-based XPRIZE, the organization which launches prize-based competitions to spur the development of advancements in technology, says it is trying something new in its prize efforts--a new, $25,000 prize open to any individual who refers someone who ultimately goes on to win a grand prize in an XPRIZE competition. According to the foundation, its new "Find a Winner" program is open to the public. XPRIZE did not say how it will handle multiple referrals of the first person for its prizes. The organization has initially opened up the referral prize for the $10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE, which is aimed at the development of a physical, non-autonomous robotic avatar system with which an operator can see, hear, and interact within a remote environment in a manner that feels as if they are physically there. XPRIZE said the new, $25,000 referral award will apply to all of its future prizes.

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