The Lépine competition, which rewards the best inventions, awarded its most prestigious distinction on Sunday to Colin Gallois and Lancelot Durand for "Dreeft" It is a wheelchair braking system that allows the user to slow down without friction with the handrail. The second most important prize, the Prime Minister's Award, went to Olivier Guillou for "Flowstop", an anti-flood device.
The Connected Universe Prize was awarded to Philippe Gesset for the "B'OTI Project", an intelligent personal assistance robot.