Congratulations!
Hapstick
October 14, 2020
Congratulations to the winners of the Start Lausanne 2020 contest. Looking forward to the next step(s).
CHIC to Sillicon Valey
Tolbi
October 18, 2019
Hi , Following the CHIC program, I was admitted to Draper University on a scholarship from the State of Senegal. I felt so comfortable when we were asked to come [...]
CARING will be at Forum
CARING
October 2, 2019
Dear all, On Tuesday 8th October, CARING will be at Forum EPFL in the Student Corner, a dedicated place for entrepreunarial students. The aim of this event is to give [...]
Workshop in HKDI
Tolbi
September 18, 2019
Late is better than ever!!!!!. During our internship in Hong Kong, we visited the Hong Kong design institute. A strong experience because we worked with different classmates on a specific [...]
Dreaming a Tengo in HK beach
Tengo
August 6, 2019
Hello everyone! With feelings of joy, tiredness and fulfillment our journey in China ended a few days ago. The moments passed together are now memories, but so many of those [...]
Goodbye Hong-Kong
Heptabox
July 26, 2019
The China trip is over. We could enjoy the experience of "One country, two systems". We saw how powerful it is to create a prototype between Shenzhen and Hong-Kong. After [...]
End of Hong Kong
CARING
July 25, 2019
Hi everyone ! Today is our final day. The day to say farewell to most of people we met during this adventure. CHIC is an incredible adventure and none of [...]
Few days remaining
NOX
July 25, 2019
Hi everyone, Our Monday in Hong Kong was completely occupied by a design fiction organized by CHIC in collaboration with the Hong Kong Design Institute. The objective of this design [...]
Makers at MakerBay
Hapstick
July 24, 2019
On Saturday July 20th, about 6 of us students from Switzerland were standing in front of a big metallic door, on which a taped sheet of paper read "Welcome to [...]
Workshop at HKDI !
AKANE
July 23, 2019
Dear readers, Yesterday, we went to HKDI, the Hong Kong Design Institute for a SWIFT session. There, we matched with local students with whom we designed a new product within [...]
Visits and Pitch Preparation
CARING
July 23, 2019
Hi everyone, After yesterday's amazing workshop at HKDI, today, we went to visit LSCM, a research center in Hong Kong that is focusing on IoT, robotics, AI, and other. The [...]
Visit of LSCM in Hong Kong
Heptabox
July 23, 2019
Today, we visited "Logistics and Supply Chain MultiTech R&D Centre" in Hong Kong. https://www.lscm.hk/eng/ This non-profit organization is active in technological research. It works closely with universities and companies in Hong [...]
Stuff happening in HK
Tengo
July 22, 2019
Hey everyone, We arrived the 20th in HK and started experiencing the pace at which this city goes. Buildings are tall, roads are narrow and taxis go fat. In this [...]
Workshop at HKDI
CARING
July 22, 2019
Hi everyone! Today we had a special day at HK Design Institute where all teams were split in different new teams. Each team was composed of 1 engineer, 1 business, [...]
Bye bye Shenzhen, we have a prototype
Tengo
July 22, 2019
Hey everyone, MS7 done, and we managed to finish the prototype. We were a bit suspicious if we would have been able to do it, but in the end we [...]
Goodbye Shenzhen, Hello Hong Kong !
NOX
July 22, 2019
On Sunday, we left Shenzhen after two intense and crazy weeks! Between the pitches, the companies' visits, the workshop and just working on our prototype at x.Factory, the times flew [...]
End of Shenzhen
CARING
July 20, 2019
Hi everyone, Yesterday we finally succeeded to make our prototype, and precisely our screen buttons, work ! It was a big challenge for us, as we received our 3D prints [...]
Ready for Hong Kong!
Heptabox
July 20, 2019
Dear Community, Yesterday it was our last day in Shenzhen and we had the possibility to visit two important companies: Huawei and Oppo. Such a great experience! After two weeks [...]
A morning in Huawei
AKANE
July 19, 2019
Hello there readers, This morning was very special for the Zhu-Zhu team. Two of us went to Huawei's new campus in Shenzhen. And as you can see, we [...]
When real life testing doesn’t go as planned…
AKANE
July 19, 2019
Dear readers, These last days have been crazy intense! How easy is it to find a classroom of Chinese kids from 6-12 years in the middle of the summer? I [...]
Nox – prototype is assembled
NOX
July 18, 2019
Hi everyone ! Yesterday for the first time, we assembled two lamps completely, and after connecting them, we could see the animation when they exchange the movement data. Indeed, the last [...]
PCB, K-tech and X-Factory
KNEET
July 18, 2019
Hi readers, This week has been very intense for everyone ! Our dear business explored the differents places where we thought we may sell the product. However, in china, neither [...]
Speeding up Tengo in Shenzhen!
Tengo
July 17, 2019
Hey everyone! When knowing who to ask, so many things are doable in Shenzhen! This morning together, Tomas and Ethan found a place at 10:00 where to weld the hinges [...]
How to survive in a foreign country seeing your team 24/7 ?
Hapstick
July 17, 2019
It has been more than a week since we arrived in China and I must say that we see the other team members everyday mostly all day long (often at [...]
Where are the crutches in China ?
Hapstick
July 17, 2019
Since we arrived in China, we observed that no one is using crutches in the street. Weird right ? Because in Switzerland we could see someone at least three times [...]
New design finished
Heptabox
July 17, 2019
Dear reader, Please saw the completely new design of HEPTABOX! A full designed prototype made in China with a team of designer. The new prototype is almost ready to [...]
Dicovering low-cost production
NOX
July 17, 2019
Yesterday, we visited the PCB factory in the surroundings of Shenzhen. And thanks to that, I finally understood what the engineers in our team were working on and talked about. [...]
V0.2 on the way
CARING
July 16, 2019
Hello friends! With the help of Céleste, our Chinese correspondent student here in Shenzhen, Camille managed to get great insights from her interview in Shenzhen Six People Hospital. It would [...]
Assembling Day
AKANE
July 16, 2019
Hello Dear Readers, Today was Assembling day for team Zhu-Zhu ! We received the new 3D printed pieces for our plant made with a more resistant material called ABS instead [...]
From paper to metal in 10 hours
Tengo
July 15, 2019
Hey everyone! Today we really experienced the «Shenzhen speed». Having finished the final mechanical drawings in the wee hours of the morning, we were late; but this city allowed us [...]
Connected prototypes
NOX
July 15, 2019
Hey readers! I am pretty proud to say that our prototypes’ connection and communication have been tested and approved. Even if small problems remain, we can say that we have [...]
Improving the design of Heptabox!
Heptabox
July 15, 2019
After arriving in China and getting some feedback about our device, our mechanical engineer is working hard with some design experts that are helping us improving the shape of our [...]
Incredible Shenzhen
Tolbi
July 15, 2019
This week, I've learnt more than I though I would before coming here. I met new people from all over the world, ready to share their knowledge. Pitchin in front [...]
Visit at Seeed …
Tolbi
July 15, 2019
L'occasion nous a été donnée de visiter les locaux de Seeed , une entreprise qui a fini de se faire un nom dans le domaine du prototypage Electronique et de [...]
First week in China !
KNEET
July 15, 2019
Dear followers, The adventure in China has started! Already a week that we are working together. Time goes so fast when you are involved by your project. Our engineers are [...]
Great opportunities everywhere!
CARING
July 14, 2019
Hey there ! Here are some news after a well deserved chilly Sunday! We had two occasions to pitch on Friday, thefirst one at HAX with Maxim, and the second [...]
Hi from Shenzhen
NOX
July 14, 2019
Hello everyone, After a long trip to Shenzhen and the introduction of the x.factory team, we continued working on our prototype. We first checked if all the components survived the transportation [...]
Great workshop at Artop
AKANE
July 14, 2019
Dear readers, Yesterday we visited Artop Group, a well-established firm mainly active in design innovation. After learning about the company and visiting their showroom, we had a great workshop with some [...]
Our first steps at Shenzhen !
AKANE
July 14, 2019
It's been a few days now that we arrived at Shenzhen and it's now time to share it with you, dear reader ! Our working week started on wednesday by [...]
Exploring Shenzhen suppliers
Tengo
July 14, 2019
The amazing thing of Shenzhen is the quantity of suppliers present in one city. From LED, to PCB and injected plastic here you can find everything. Yesterday we revisited again [...]