[1] The $10 million prize is awarded for creating a mobile device that can "diagnose patients better than or equal to a panel of board certified physicians".
[3] The focus of the competition guidelines was towards clinical symptoms, versus accurate measurement of test values.
This rule expansion allowed teams to utilize some existing off-the-shelf add-ons or modifications to meet the aims of the competition.
The name is taken from the tricorder device from the science fiction TV series Star Trek which can be used to instantly diagnose ailments.
[7] Devices were sent to the University of California San Diego to be independently tested on patients during the winter and spring of 2015, and again in late 2016 at the Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute (ACTRI) at UCSD.