General

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Big shift !
Okeep
April 20, 2016

Yes it is a big shift for Okeep ! We had this meeting with our supervisors yesterday and their good advice made us take a big turn ! We are [...]

A word from our user experience designer
Aimo
April 19, 2016

Here comes the time to design the communication around Aimo. But before we begin, why Aimo? What does this name even mean? Our name comes from a french saint called [...]

Week 8
Tikku
April 18, 2016

The feedback for the first milestone is there, so this week is gonna be very important in the advancement of the project. A lot of ideas was proposed by the [...]

Week 8 – Be challenged and keep going !
Okeep
April 18, 2016

  We met this week and talked about the screen, LED, TFT ? Color or monochrome ? We encountered more issues, what about resistance (when falling), waterproof, etc… Many questions [...]

Tikku refueled
Tikku
April 16, 2016

Tikku is back after a long and pleasant vacation! We are refueled and ready to work harder! A break was all benefit, because we came up with new ideas and [...]

A small step closer to our first prototype !
Hibachi
April 11, 2016

One of our most important components is arrived! With the Silicone Rubber heater, we are now able to test our heating system. To check quickly the heating behaviour of the [...]

Week 7
Okeep
April 10, 2016

For a week holidays are over, we got back to work and from now, we won't change the core function of our product. It consists in 4 "parts"; 2 patches [...]

Here we are!
Aimo
April 7, 2016

After this long period of silence, I'm glad to announce you that the new version of Aimo is ready and the 3D printing is on-going ! The previous one helped [...]

First milestone: Survived
Hibachi
April 3, 2016

Last week was a really excited and intense week. We had our first milestone and so presented our work to the jury, to the professors and to the other teams. It was a [...]

Milestone 1 behind!
Aimo
March 29, 2016

We hope everyone had a great Easter! We are happy to have survived the first milestone! For this step, which took place last Friday, we basically needed to present in [...]

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 [...]

From the industrial designer point of view
Aimo
March 23, 2016

How do I design a connected mailbox locker? First of all, I need to understand perfectly the aim of the object that I want to design. This is really important! [...]

Getting out of the Building
Hibachi
March 22, 2016

Last weeks, after having mapped our assumptions regarding our early adopters customers, we have decided to verify our hypothesis by meeting some of them face-to-face and by doing online surveys. [...]

Sketches and Design
Tikku
March 22, 2016

Some quick sketches and renderings, trying to find a shape for Tikku. The main challenge is finding a shape that is inspired from drum stick while still being different enough [...]

Week 5 – Soon 1st milestone
Okeep
March 22, 2016

On Thursday we have the 1st milestone, meaning that we would present the progress of OKeep. The journey so far is very exciting but not so easy ! Here are [...]

Vita in motu!
Tikku
March 18, 2016

It is time to talk about the "dark" engineering side of Tikku... Last Thursday the development kits arrived and Szabi - the electrical engineer started to code some of the [...]

A hard day’s work
Hibachi
March 17, 2016

Today was a working day for the Heaböx team. Most of us went to the maker space in the EPFL/ECAL lab at some point during the day, and even though [...]

Engineering, prototyping, components…
Aimo
March 16, 2016

In parallel with mechanics, our engineering team is also working on the development of the firmware and electronics, as we want to have a working prototype by the end of [...]

Fast, simple and cheap experiments
Hibachi
March 15, 2016

In a first stage, we have decided to decrease our uncertainty as fast as possible by making small and quick bets, instead of investing time and efforts into scenarios' assumptions. [...]

Week 4 – Waze & more…
Okeep
March 15, 2016

The second version of the survey is almost done ! We are now trying to dertermine the price and verify if people are ok with dynamos. More interviews are in [...]

A week full of good results!
Tikku
March 13, 2016

It's Christmas!  The parcel containing the first order of electronic components arrived this week. The playground is open! We will stay close to you, to share the first issues. While [...]

Week 3 – OKeep goes green !
Okeep
March 11, 2016

Our connected device will be powered by a dynamo ! After considering using a solar panel (very bad idea in a city center with tall buildings), we decided to use [...]

Come on and let’s rotate Aimo!
Aimo
March 10, 2016

Yes, that's right, our first prototype is almost ready to be 3D printed ! Our (mechanical) engineers worked very hard to make the magic happen : For now, this is just the [...]

Slowed down by our heating constraints
Hibachi
March 9, 2016

Regarding CHIC deliverables, our team is unfortunately slightly delayed. This holdup is due to one of our main challenges that disrupt all of us; the interdependence heating constraints that concerns all domains of [...]

Let’s talk business
Aimo
March 9, 2016

We are really progressing with our device Aimo and this is partly due to our (outstanding) organization, as you were able to see it in the last post. In addition [...]

Journey into our daily life
Aimo
March 8, 2016

The spirit of CHIC is not only about designing an innovative connected device, but also rushing to be able to do it right in a very short period of 6 [...]

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 [...]

Starting by coordinating and brainstorming
Hibachi
March 3, 2016

As a first step, we need to structure and to coordinate our team in order to be as efficient as possible all along the conception. We have therefore clarified responsibilities of each [...]

TIKKU Project in the Starting Blocks!
Tikku
February 29, 2016

Here we are: CHIC 2016 Edition has been launched and we are proud being part of it! Since the Ideation weekend we have been working and brainstorming a lot on [...]

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, [...]

Time for Kick-Off!
Aimo
February 22, 2016

We have been selected to go to China and we are extra motivated! We had to change our connected object Aimo a little bit because our mentors helped us realize [...]

Let’s make our lunchbox real!
Hibachi
February 21, 2016

After having been selected by the jury of CHIC by presenting our surrealistic concept, this is time to make it real...! Eating at lunch can represent a problem for many people who want [...]

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 [...]

Weekly posts from teams
Aimo, Hibachi, Okeep, Tikku
February 19, 2016

You will soon find the team's weekly posts on their respective project pages (Aimo, Heaböx, Okeep and Tikku). Stay tuned...

Okeep’s Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
Okeep
February 17, 2016

The functional requisites for Okeep's Minimum Viable Product (MVP) are the following: Core functions: Blinkers Use the smartphone's GPS to indicate the way Sensors: accelerometer and switch The device would [...]

Some news from Shenzhen 4.0
Hong Kong Shenzhen
January 26, 2016

Great tour in Shenzhen and Hong Kong with Pascal Marmier, swissnex China's hyper-dynamic CEO. 6 days packed with meetings, visits and discussions ! Happy to announce renewed commitment from our [...]