General

Edition

CHIC 2016: THE selection!
October 18, 2015

And.... we have 6 selected projects. After intense discussions between the organisers and a selection of projects with high potential time has come for the CHIC "mercato". The 6 project [...]

CHIC 2016 IWE D2: Ideation
October 18, 2015

After a long day of learning, students are there Sunday morning ahead of time (!) to start with the ideation part. The session kicks off with Alex and a stellar [...]

CHIC 2016 IWE D1: Learning time
October 18, 2015

After the stellar launch at the EPFL+ECAL Lab, participants to the CHIC 2016 ideation week-end start a long day of learning punctuated by a couple of practical exercises. On the [...]

CHIC 2016 has started !
October 16, 2015

The second edition of the China Hardware Innovation Camp (CHIC) got off on the right foot in the inspiring facilities of the EPFL+ECAL Lab. A group of highly motivated students [...]

CHIC 2015: DemoDays @ ecal and @ EPFL
Presentation
September 10, 2015

Have you been following the first edition of the China Hardware Innovation Camp (CHIC)? Are you curious to see what an interdisciplinary group of students from EPFL, ecal and UNIL can [...]

Day 14: Good bye Shenzhen!
Hong Kong Shenzhen
July 22, 2015

  Probably no better picture to leave Shenzhen than a painting glimpsed in Seeed's new headquarters...

Day 13: PCH + DJI = SZX
Hong Kong Shenzhen
July 21, 2015

The day started with the visit of PCH, a company that fully integrates activities from the design of a product to its distribution worldwide. Niamh Given gave us a short [...]

Day 12: The finishing line is approaching…
Hong Kong Shenzhen
July 20, 2015

But we are not quite there yet it seems! Another full day in Shenzhen that started with a visit of one of the most exciting incubation space in the region: [...]

Day 11: Day off….almost
Hong Kong Shenzhen
July 19, 2015

Sunday in Shenzhen.... means either work or shopping. Most participants enjoyed a good rest in the morning before heading out for THE karaoke.

Day 10: Work @ Seeed Studio
Hong Kong Shenzhen
July 18, 2015

Another busy day (Saturday) for all the teams. Some engineers went back to Seeed to keep the assembly process while the other team members either stayed at the hotel to [...]

Day 9: Work at Seeed Studio
Hong Kong Shenzhen
July 17, 2015

[caption id="attachment_709" align="alignnone" width="300"] Work at Seeedstudio[/caption] Finally a full day of work at Seeedstudio. Teams are starting the soldering process. Some surprises here and there...

Day 8: Visit of Huawei and Foxconn City
Hong Kong Shenzhen
July 16, 2015

An early start (7.30AM) for one of the most exciting industrial visit. The bus headed to Dongguan, the industrial area of Shenzhen. After a 90 minute drive we arrived at [...]

Day 7: Work at Seeed Studio and pitching at Chaihuo
Hong Kong Shenzhen, Presentation
July 15, 2015

Another full day of work at Seeedstudio for the 3 teams. [caption id="attachment_697" align="alignnone" width="300"] CHIC's working space at Seeedstudio[/caption] [caption id="attachment_698" align="alignnone" width="300"] Firmware on the way[/caption] [caption id="attachment_696" [...]

Day 3: Scavenger hunt
Hong Kong Shenzhen
July 11, 2015

The day was spent roaming Hong Kong to familiarize students with the diversity of the city. The five teams were tasked with a number of activities. Equipped with a day [...]

Day 2 ter: Not the only one in town
Hong Kong Shenzhen
July 10, 2015

Hardly arrived in Hong Kong and already copied! [caption id="attachment_642" align="alignnone" width="225"] CHIC in Hong Kong[/caption] Thanks to Niccolo (swissnex Boston) for spotting and taking the picture

CHIC 2015 – Presentations @ 2nd milestone
Dory, Fimi, Presentation, Vesta
May 1, 2015

May 1 The 2nd milestone of CHIC was held on labour day! The 3 teams presented their progress in front of their colleagues and experts from the different schools involved [...]

CHIC 2015 – Announcement of 2nd milestone
April 23, 2015

The second CHIC milestone will be held on May 1st (from noon to 2PM) at EPFL (CM 1100). Stay tuned to discover how the three teams have progressed on their [...]

CHIC 2015 – 1st milestone
Dory, Fimi, Presentation, Vesta
March 13, 2015

March 13 Today we had the first reunion of all the teams since the kick-off week-end. Each team had 15 minutes to present the progress of their project, including the [...]

Today’s quote
February 15, 2015

"People don't want quarter inch drills, they want quarter inch holes". Ted Levitt

Eureka!
February 15, 2015

After quite some brainstorming and horse trading the participants to CHIC came up with 3 great projects: an intelligent baby bottle, a water environmental monitoring device and a device to [...]

CHIC 2015 is on the roll….
February 14, 2015

Participants to CHIC 2015 are learning the tricks of the trade by applying the value proposition canvas to the case of Airbnb.