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Airaware, Pɘggy, ShuQi
October 10, 2017
As we get closer to the start of a new CHIC edition we felt it was the perfect time to take a look at the journey of one team. Have [...]
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As we get closer to the start of a new CHIC edition we felt it was the perfect time to take a look at the journey of one team. Have [...]
31/07 and 01/08 Hello everybody, We are almost at the end of our CHIC program and we are very sad about that. By the way it’s time to complete our [...]
As the population of this country is big and its food culture widely diversified, food safety is a huge subject in china. As for many other topics, Hong Kong and [...]
Yesterday was our last day were we worked on our prototype. After a rocky start and some further issues along the way we were proud to present an almost functioning [...]
In the past two weeks, we have experienced the two different systems of the one China – the system in Hong Kong and the system in Shenzhen. This blogpost will [...]
Our days in China are counted and soon we will finish CHIP. Axel, Adrien and Loïc will travel around in China and Julia and Tabea will go back to Switzerland. [...]
Hong Kong and Shenzhen two cities so close but still so different In the past owned by the British, Hong Kong went back to China in 1997. However, the [...]
After facing multiple initial problems we finally had an overall successful day. We dispose over three functioning PCB, a nice looking 3D Peggy model, a finished poster and an almost [...]
Thursday started early for some and later for others. The groups worked in different places on different tasks. The designers and most business people worked mostly at the hotel and [...]
ShuQi is advancing despite all struggle. Initially the PCB posed a lot of issues: the stencil was had missing holes, so the soldering paste could not be applied for one [...]
After having a great time in Hong Kong visiting multiple companies, doing pitches and some sightseeing, we now concentrate on making our prototype in Shenzhen. Unfortunately, the 3D printer at [...]
It is incredible how fast time goes by. One week in Hong Kong has already passed. The lovely tramways on the island, the narrow roads of central, the markets of Mong Kok [...]
On July 25th, our exploration of Shenzhen started with the Huangqiangbei electronics market. We set off at 09:30 in the morning to get there. We were amazed by the size of [...]
The fourth day of the trip to China of the CHIC project was all about exploring the beauties of Hong-Kong. The group splitted in small teams and were given challenges [...]
This morning was ok, we didn't need to rush. We just recieved few instructions and split in three teams which each had one designer . Each team went to the [...]
For the design experience in Hong Kong we were assigned to go visit the famous HKDI in Tiu Keng Leng. It was a great opportunity as we had the chance [...]
Yesterday we went to the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park. After we presented our product ideas, we were informed about what HKSTP really is, what they do and what [...]
Hi everyone! On Tuesday we finally all arrived in Hong Kong :-) Even though the flight was long and the weather not really welcoming we still were all glad to [...]
Hi there, It is a while since we last spoke… Since milestone four was this week on Tuesday we had our hand full to try to make the prototype work. [...]
We prepared, planned, and now it’s here. Although not yet, as us girls leave a little bit before (thanks EPFL for the flexible plane dates!) to stretch out our sore [...]
Hi dear Chic Community, Since exam week is taking an end we can focus 100 % on our Peggy again 🙂 Milestone 3 on the 13th of June has once [...]
Hello there, The project is advancing and we can see our ShuQi become more and more tangible. For the milestone we had a fast and simple 3d print, but this [...]
Hi everybody, We are working hard on the connectivity between the telephone and the sensor, the first iteration of the PCB and also on the first prototype for the general [...]
Today is a good day, because our PCB has arrived! Axel has worked diligently to order it as soon as possible, in order to proceed with the tests. ShuQi is [...]
Hi there :-) In a little bit more than one week milestone 3 is coming up. One of the main goals is to present some first complex interdisciplinary processes as [...]
Dear all, During week 14, we managed to finish the PCB design of our device, and we are producing it in this week. We also did the product design according [...]
Hi there :-) Last Wednesday we had our Milestone 2 presentation. This time we managed to finish your explanations in the given 15 min. to 20 min. time frame. Once [...]
Hello everyone! Our join work ShuQi is showing tangible results - every day there are improvements in the technical and design fields. Loic has created the 3D Model of our [...]
The engineers proudly presented with a real size 3D print of the PCB. It is an oval form which fits perfectly into the case of our lovely bird.With this mock-up we discussed [...]
After the second milestone meeting, we received some valuable suggestions from our instructors. Our next steps will be: Focus on the industrial design; BlueTooth communication between the device and the [...]
Hi dear CHIC community Last week we booked our flights to China. Therefore, there was an exuberant atmosphere as the trip finally got concrete. Obviously, we had a lot more [...]
Hello! This week we have started working on our first prototype. We’ve finished the last tests of feasibility and the result are mostly positive. We have already explained in this [...]
Last week we presented our 2nd milestone with the new brand identity. Proud of the improvement we have done to our lovely ShuQi, we completely changed the structure of the [...]
Hello everybody, Last week we all benefited from our Easter holidays!!! Therefore, we could allocate even more time to our project… (or at least we tried ;-)). All [...]
Hi everyone, This last week before the Easter break, we are very motivated because our project begins to take shape. Our software engineer finished coding the core functionalities of the [...]
On our journey, we have found a new team member: ShuQi. She has already been an observer last week, and joined us this Friday. The ingredients were a plate of [...]
Hey everyone! After the success of the Milestone 1, we can continue the project. Now we are organizing the second milestone. We will present the 3D model with the electronic [...]
Hi everyone, This week we continued coding the backend part of our device, we implemented different core functionalities that will allow our Android application to interact with the database and [...]
Hi dear CHIC community, We hope you are all fine? This Tuesday we had our first milestone presentation… Although, we do know our device by hard, it is still more [...]
This week we presented our work we have done so far. There were many things to say and that is why the presentation got longer and longer. Sorry for that. [...]