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Student innovation from Lausanne to China
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]
CHIC 2017 onto a great start
October 16, 2016
The third edition of the China Hardware Innovation Camp got onto a great start thanks to the workshop on teams brilliantly organised and animated by Prof. Jacques Lanarès from the [...]
Discover the CHIC 2016 movie
Media
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, Lunchbox, Media, 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
Media
August 18, 2016
Read the full post by Myriam Bango (UNIL/HEC) here.
Tikku first game
Tikku
June 7, 2016
We are back to present you our first game, developed by the engineering team! It's concept is similar to Guitar Hero game, but better adapted to a mobile game and [...]
Last milestone – done!
Tikku
May 28, 2016
Here we are! The last milestone has been passed and we are going towards the China trip! Lot of work is still remaining. The pricing and costing aspects still need [...]
A few words about Tikku software and bluetooth connection
Tikku
May 16, 2016
Thanks to the rainy weather this weekend, the project had jumped on a new level! Ludovico and Israel did an amazing job :) They are now putting everything together: low [...]
Sticks Design
Tikku
May 8, 2016
One of the biggest parts of the work for the second milestone was the design of the sticks performed by Adrian. He has been working on colors and shapes according [...]
Positioning and gaming environment
Tikku
May 2, 2016
Difficult to believe, that only one milestone is left before going to China! We are so excited to be there although few time is left now to finish the work [...]
CHIC 2016 – 2nd milestone
Presentation
April 30, 2016
The second milestone (April 28) gave us a chance to see the great work put in by the four teams over the past 5 weeks. All teams managed to cover [...]
Tikku’s updates
Tikku
April 24, 2016
As the project starts to materialize into PCB's, foam prototypes, software design and scripts our team is facing challenges and limits of the ideas we have imagined. The decisions must [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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!
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 [...]
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 [...]
4 teams selected for CHIC 2016 !
Presentation
November 19, 2015
A little more than 3 weeks have gone by since the ideation week-end. Just enough time for the 6 teams to "go out of the building" and test their initial [...]
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 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 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.
Students are inventing the objects of tomorrow
Media
October 7, 2015
Read the article published by EPFL (in English or en français).
CHIC 2016: Information session @ EPFL – October 1, 2015
Presentation
September 25, 2015
Are you a Master student at EPFL (STI, IC) or HEC (Information Systems)? Do you want to design an innovative product from scratch and travel to China in July 2016 [...]