DemoDay 2017
ECAL, EPFL, UNIL
August 25, 2017
Come see us during our DemoDay 2017 taking place at EPFL on the 27th of September.
Come see us during our DemoDay 2017 taking place at EPFL on the 27th of September.
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]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Read the full post by Myriam Bango (UNIL/HEC) here.
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 [...]
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. [...]
For this third day, we had the pleasure to visit two companies specialized in logistic and supply chain management. We finished this journey by pitching our project in a coworking space. This [...]
Jet Lag + Heavy Load + Super Gains (+ junk food) = 1st day in Hong Kong This is a heavy day starting with heavy rains but without enough sleep. Most of [...]
Monday morning, the alarm rings (like the onions) , let’s pack and meet everybody at 9 am sharp in BC 410. Well… not so sharp, it’s 9:15 and many people [...]
Read the article published in Le Temps (June 30, 2016) here
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Two books were added to the CHIC library. Both make good reading for budding hardware entrepreneurs!
Two books were added to the CHIC library. Both make good reading for the Holiday Season!
Read the article published in Flash (EPFL's internal newspaper) here
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Read the full post by Myriam Bango (UNIL/HEC) here.
Read the article published by EPFL (in English or en français).
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. [...]
Probably no better picture to leave Shenzhen than a painting glimpsed in Seeed's new headquarters...
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: [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
"La silver économie ou économie des séniors désigne l'ensemble des activités économiques liées au personnes âgées. Résultante de l'accroissement de l'espérance de vie, le développement de la silver économie est [...]
After some interviews with nurses we now have a better understanding of what a baby needs and believe more than ever that our project can assist babies around the world in [...]
A nice side effect of the CHIC is that all of our group members will be great fathers/mothers after studying 24/7 what an innovative baby bottle is all about! ;)