Avea Robotics wins $15,000 College New Venture Challenge funding
Avea Robotics won sixth place and $15,000 in funding at the 2025 College New Venture Challenge finals.

Evidence notes
- The University of Illinois article said Avea Robotics was developing autonomous collaborative floor-cleaning robots.
- The team was led by Aryan Indarapu with Ethan Winnike and Vikram Vadrevu.
- The funding came through the 13th annual College New Venture Challenge finals.
Company context
Avea Robotics builds Sentinel, an ultra-low-latency teleoperation platform for robot control, data capture, and deployment. The product combines real-time control, immersive depth perception, haptic feedback, and multi-feed video streaming for robotics teams operating systems remotely.