August Bindbeutel, a senior in engineering management at Missouri S&T, won over $2,500 in the University of Missouri Idea Quest (IQ) competition for his company, RollOut. The company designs, manufactures and sells “muscle roller” products used by physical therapists, massage therapists and athletes. RollOut placed second in the competition among ideas from students at all four UM System universities.
IQ participants submitted ideas in various stages of development, from new concepts and innovations to those that already have customer traction. Contestants developed “elevator pitch” descriptions of their ideas and presented them virtually to a panel of nine judges in November.