Four more CHIC teams and second ideation week-end
November 13, 2016
Hello, hello, hello! as some of you may already know, this edition of CHIC comes with some newness: In addition to the four existing teams with students from EPFL, ecal [...]
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Student innovation from Lausanne to China
Hong Kong Shenzhen, Media
October 24, 2016
Read the full post by Sarah Bourquenoud (EPFL/Mediacom) here. [caption id="attachment_3106" align="aligncenter" width="983"] Tikku team on EPFL's homepage[/caption]
Discover the CHIC 2016 movie
Hong Kong Shenzhen
October 12, 2016
Thanks to the generous support of the Canton de Vaud (DGES), Maxime Descloux and Céline Dondénaz (from ecal's movie department) have followed one CHIC team during an entire edition of [...]
Join us for the CHIC 2016 DemoDays
Aimo, Hibachi, Okeep, Presentation, Tikku
September 14, 2016
CHIC 2016 is almost over but you have one last chance (actually two…) to catch up with us and discover what the 4 teams have achieved during this second edition. [...]
Un séjour dépaysant et intense en Chine
Hong Kong Shenzhen, Media
August 18, 2016
Read the full post by Myriam Bango (UNIL/HEC) here.
Day 8 – Let there be light!
Aimo
July 27, 2016
After a delicious breakfast, all the 4 teams met in the lobby of the hotel to discuss with our supervisors the next steps of the projects. We decided to start [...]
Day 4 – HKSTP and a view!
Aimo
July 25, 2016
All teams worked hard last night (or early in the morning) to prepare the pitching session of the day, this one for investors-oriented people at the Science & Technology Park. [...]
Des Suisses séduits par l’innovante Shenzhen
Hong Kong Shenzhen, Media
June 30, 2016
Read the article published in Le Temps (June 30, 2016) here
CHIC 2016 – 1st milestone
Presentation
March 24, 2016
Really great presentations today by all the CHIC 2016 teams as part of the first milestone as well as great feedback from the supervisors who managed to drop by. A number [...]
Brainstorming on features, models and technical solutions
Tikku
March 7, 2016
While waiting impatiently for the parcel containing our first component's order, the team makes use of time to brainstorm on the possible features Tikku drumsticks could carry. Our goal is [...]
Models & Diagrams
Okeep
March 7, 2016
Week 2 is now over and it was a productive one ! Our team has mainly been discussing the different possibilities to power our device: dynamo, solar panel, or lithium [...]
The real start for Okeep
Okeep
February 28, 2016
Welcome to the page of our Okeep project, aimed at improving security for bikes. With the beginning of the new semester comes the real start of our project. Until now, [...]
CHIC 2016 Kick-off
February 21, 2016
All the teams gathered on Satruday at the EPFL+ecal Lab for the CHIC 2016 kick-off. We started by covering the (numerous) weekly deliverables and the 3 milestones scheduled during the [...]
Additional books in the CHIC library
February 19, 2016
Two books were added to the CHIC library. Both make good reading for budding hardware entrepreneurs!
New books in the CHIC library…
December 9, 2015
Two books were added to the CHIC library. Both make good reading for the Holiday Season!
CHIC Talk: Benjamin Joffe from HAX @ EPFL – December 2, 2015
Presentation
November 20, 2015
If you are interested in hardware accelerators, then this talk is for you! Benjamin Joffe, partner at HAX, will be coming through EPFL on December 2. He will be giving [...]
Des étudiants inventent les objets du futur
Media
October 28, 2015
Read the article published in Flash (EPFL's internal newspaper) here
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: More than 60 participants have registered for the ideation week-end !
October 14, 2015
More than 60 students from EPFL, ecal and UNIL have registered for the CHIC 2016 ideation week-end. The week-end will actually start Friday evening with an icebreaker at the EPFL+ECAL Lab. It [...]
De l’idée à l’objet: des étudiant·e·s développent des objets connectés
Media
October 12, 2015
Read the full post by Myriam Bango (UNIL/HEC) here.
Politbox showcases Fimi
Fimi, Media
October 8, 2015
[embed]https://youtu.be/7QjGaThI4Vg?t=37m50s[/embed]
Students are inventing the objects of tomorrow
Media
October 7, 2015
Read the article published by EPFL (in English or en français).
CHIC 2016: Ideation Week-End @ EPFL – October 17-18, 2015
Presentation
September 21, 2015
Do you want to design an innovative product and travel to China to manufacture it for your semester project? During the Spring semester you will go from idea to production. [...]
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 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 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 5: Seeedstudio and EPFL alumni meeting
July 13, 2015
First day at Seeedstudio. We finally all meet with Ivy who has been organising the whole trip on Seeedstudio's side. After a brief presentation of Seeed's activities, participants discover the [...]
Day 1: Hong Kong
Vesta
July 9, 2015
After a first night in Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, we have spent a very busy day and a first experience with a so called Typhoon. We have [...]
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 [...]