Project TAT AI is an ambitious initiative dedicated to integrating Deep Tech and Artificial Intelligence into the core of the real sector. Moving past simple software applications, this challenge focuses on scalable, hard-tech solutions that address critical challenges in productivity, automation, and tech-enabled farming.
We invite forward-thinking teams to submit their ideas, software models, or hardware prototypes. Selected teams will be accelerated through a rigorous incubation program, gaining access to technical mentorship, industry networks, and a platform to launch their innovation to the world.
We are looking for collaborative teams building AI-driven solutions and hardware prototypes across three critical real-sector pillars:
AI-driven solutions and automated hardware designed to optimize the primary production phase.
What we’re looking for
Computer vision models for real-time soil, crop health, and pest analysis; IoT sensor arrays for precision resource deployment; and robots that handle autonomous or semi-autonomous harvesting systems built to reduce labour overhead and harvesting damage.
Robots, Deep Tech and hardware innovations engineered to preserve crop value, secure supply chains, and systematically curb post-harvest losses.
What we’re looking for
Smart cold storage systems equipped with AI-driven climate optimization; predictive shelf-life modeling; automated sorting and grading machinery using computer vision; and intelligent supply chain routing software that connects harvests to processing hubs before spoilage occurs.
Scalable software infrastructure and embedded hardware that digitizes and optimizes ecosystem-wide productivity.
What we’re looking for
Hardware-software integrations (including microcontroller/Arduino edge systems) designed for rugged field environments; and UI-driven workflow automation tools that streamline operations for farms, processing centers, and agricultural institutions.
Accelerate your innovation from prototype to market.
Secure a spot in an intensive incubation program designed to refine your technical architecture, business model, and deployment strategy.
Compete for substantial cash prizes awarded live on stage to help fund your research, development, and scaling.
Pitch your solution live to an audience of regional leaders, venture capitalists, corporate partners, and the global tech ecosystem.
Access commercialization pathways, regulatory sandbox support, and direct access to pilot environments to test your solution at scale.
We are looking for builders who want to make a tangible impact. To apply, your team should meet the following:
Portals close for all challenge entries.
Top teams selected to proceed forward.
Product engineering and technical sprints.
Demo Day @ Akwa Ibom Tech Week 2026.
Step 01
Fill out the online form detailing your team, your solution, its technical architecture, and its potential impact.
Step 02
Our panel of expert engineers, industry veterans, and ecosystem leaders will evaluate submissions based on innovation, technical feasibility, and scalability.
Step 03
Selected teams enter the incubation phase to build out prototypes, optimize AI workflows, and prep for commercial viability.
Step 04
Take the main stage at Akwa Ibom Tech Week 2026 to pitch your innovation, claim your prize, and unlock future growth.
Don’t just build apps. Build foundational technology that drives the real economy. Bring your team, your prototypes, and your boldest ideas to the Project TAT AI Innovation Challenge.
Application Window Closes on 10th July, 2026.
Contact Us: secretariat@ibominnovation.org
Ibom Innovation Network is a community of innovators who drive the technology ecosystem in Akwa Ibom State. We represent residents practicing tech in the state and indigenes operating in the tech space across Nigeria and in diaspora. We focus on Innovation, Technology Development, Entrepreneurship, Capacity Building and Policy Advocacy.
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