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Our challenge is for you to design our new product, It is a silicon bracelet that will communicate with other bracelets to help people connect.
Amico is a stylish bracelet that brings social networks to life. It connects you to relevant people in real life without interfering with your normal behavior and maintaining the emotions of meeting a person for the first time. Setting up Amico is easy with the Amico App. Simply login with your favorite social network then let it find your matches for you. On a match it will alert you, giving you the chance to icebreak with new people creating serendipitous, non-manufactured meetings without a network.
In the specifications you will find an illustration of the computer board that needs to fit inside the bracelet design at the top. It will also need 100 maH of li-polymer rechargeable battery power. This can be one or a combination of two batteries.
We have also included a logo that should be incorporated into the design and by the use of LEDs should light up.
The overall design we leave up to your creativity, but take in mind this product will be worn by both men and women.
Good luck, we can wait to see your designs.
The bracelet should be made of silicon
The design needs to have a place for the board to fit in the bracelet with 100 mah of li-polymer rechargeable battery power
The bracelet needs to incorporate the products logo which needs to be able to light up.
Download the specification for more detail
Winning product designs chosen based on aesthetics, quality of design, manufacturability, and sales potential.
The competition is open to everyone
Team entries are welcome. In case of team win, prize money will be transferred to team leader who is solely responsible for splitting it among team members.
You can submit several designs
Only models uploaded to GrabCAD library will participate in the competition
Tag your model with “Trovare” to make it easier to find
You may upload a private model but you need to share access to seliseev@trovare-inc.com and kaspar@grabcad.com. Privately uploaded models will be made public after the competition deadline
Models can be done in any CAD software as long as a STEP or IGES files are also uploaded
Only models uploaded through this challenge page will participate in the competition
The winners will be announced no later than June 29, 2012 on the challenge page under tab 'Results', GrabCAD blog, Facebook page and Twitter
Competition starts: 25.05.12
Competition ends: 17.06.12
Cash prizes amounting $750
$500 cash
$200 cash
$50 cash
GrabCAD T-Shirt
GrabCAD T-Shirt
The winners will be chosen by both Trovare and GrabCAD representatives based on the requirements.
About Trovare, Inc.
Founded in 2011, and based in Cambridge, MA, Trovare, Inc. is a start-up company focused on developing new solutions to enhance the way people connect. As social networks have grown in popularity, virtual communities have been formed and people have started to replace real life connections with virtual ones.
Trovare, Inc. wants to bring connecting back to real life and is providing the missing link between real life connections and the social networks. We are creating new ways for people to connect and establish or maintain a connection in real life and online.
As we like to say, "Connecting just got easier!"
Sean Eliseev
Kaspar KiisHave an awesome idea for this competition? Want to win cool prizes? Sign-up now to upload your entries.
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38 comments
Tobias Mattsson almost 12 years ago
Really intresting challenge!
Tobias Mattsson almost 12 years ago
Not 100% sure of what the end product should look like though, have been looking through the spec. But its a pc that fits into a bracelet? where is the monitor?
Ramses Chavez almost 12 years ago
I think it's not clear the design brief
Branko Stokuca almost 12 years ago
I have read the requirements and I have seen the specification and I am still not clear on what I have to do for this challenge. Additional explanations are needed.
Sean Eliseev almost 12 years ago
In the specifications there is an illustration of the computer board that will need to fit in the silicon bracelet design at the top. Attached to the board we need 100 mah of li-polymer rechargeable battery power. This can be one or a combination of two batteries. We also would like the logo supplied to be incorporated into the design and be able to use LEDs to light up. As far as anything else we are leaving it up to your creativity.
Sean Eliseev almost 12 years ago
The overall bracelet should be silicon, but you can have parts that might not be silicon.
JF Brandon almost 12 years ago
We've updated the challenge to make it a bit clearer.
RickyMon almost 12 years ago
a watch with just one button? no screen? or additional functions? can we add functions?
Mohomed Nusry almost 12 years ago
I have the same question as Ricky.
Is it only contain a mini USB and a button as inputs?
Is it contain a display? or else an infrared unit to output?
A brief introduction on working principles of this device will be appreciated.
Tobias Mattsson almost 12 years ago
What is the purpose of this bracelet, other then having a glowing logo on your writst?
Veleckovik Design almost 12 years ago
"Simply login with your favorite social network then let it find your matches for you. On a match it will alert you, giving you the chance to icebreak with new people creating serendipitous, non-manufactured meetings without a network."
What does this even mean? Lots of people complaining about the information provided, you really should express your idea more clearly.
RF_Design almost 12 years ago
This is actually a lot more information than most companies are willing to share for an outsourced product development project – stop whining, be creative and solve problems… ;)
Veleckovik Design almost 12 years ago
If we don´t know what the product is supposed to do, how can we be solving problems?
Veleckovik Design almost 12 years ago
Battery info is not that hard to find. There are many shapes and sizes, for example, a 110mAh battery has the following size: 5.7x12x28mm. 2,65g. Should be easy to integrate since it is quite small.
Mohomed Nusry almost 12 years ago
Yes, battery is not a problem at all as said by Veleckovik Design. What battery you are going to use depends on your idea.
I've gathered several battery sizes. You people may use them with your designs.
T x W x L
4 x 12 x 30 (100mAh)
4.8 x 10 x 30 (100mAh)
5.0 x 12.5 x 16.5 (50mAh)
These are the smallest I found so far. There maybe more if you can spend some time on internet.
Hope it helped :)
Sean Eliseev almost 12 years ago
The bracelet will help you to connect with the people you want to meet. It is not a watch, and does not have a screen. You upload a profile to the bracelet via the Amico App, by logging in with your favorite social network. You then set what you want the bracelet to search for in other people. When the bracelet matches to another bracelet that met your search requirements both bracelets will light up and vibrate to identify that a match has been made. It is then left up to you to connect and talk with this person to get to know them. There by creating a real life connection.
JF Brandon almost 12 years ago
@RF Designs Thanks
@Tobias Here's an example of how it might work. Say we never knew each other and met for the first time somewhere. These bracelets had been plugged into a computer earlier and have lists of our networks. When we meet, the bracelets would come into contact with each other and a light would blink - recognizing that we have a mutual friend or colleague on Facebook, Linkedin....etc. At this point, we'd probably have a conversation about who we both know.... a pretty interesting product I'd say.
Tobias Mattsson almost 12 years ago
Thanks for the info about the bracelet, this will help when making the product.
Sean Eliseev almost 12 years ago
The designs are looking fantastic. Just want to warn everyone please make sure to incorporate the requirements into your designs. Karl Bigwood has incorporated a diagram of how the required components fit in his design, this is very helpful.
Danny Tasmakis almost 12 years ago
Hi Sean, cool concept, I was afraid that meeting and talking to people face to face would be a thing of the past, it's about time someone's trying to make the true meaning of social networking happen......where you actually meet a person, in person. Kudos to you!
In regards to the bracelet, are the components going to be over moulded with silicon or assembled after moulding?
projectds almost 12 years ago
Hi, why 50% of entries are glossy? Remember, it's made of silicone
tris.d almost 12 years ago
what is the button's function? power switch or something else?
Hevi almost 12 years ago
@a3_trion - good question...
Sean Eliseev almost 12 years ago
We love the enthusiasm from the GrabCad community for helping us design our product.
Just one suggestion, when designing it think about if YOU would want to wear it, and if it is something you would wear ALL the time.
Sean Eliseev almost 12 years ago
Please make sure you are using the requirements when designing the bracelet, some of these designs do not have space for our required components and they will not be considered.
Kaspar Kiis almost 12 years ago
Thank you to everybody for participating in the challenge. Can you please make sure you have your entry listed in http://grabcad.com/challenges/silicon-bracelet-design-challenge/entries If no, please send me an e-mail to kaspar@grabcad.com and I will take care of that. Winners will be announced during 1 month but still asap.
Sean Eliseev almost 12 years ago
Thank you everyone for you for your amazing designs and interest in our challenge. We are overwhelmed by the amount of great design entries we have received. The concepts are first rate and the execution was superb. We have a difficult task ahead of us to determine the winners.
Aleix almost 12 years ago
Congratulations to the winners. Great work from all the community¡¡
Sean Eliseev over 11 years ago
Please vote for Trovare's Amico as your favorite to present at Mass Innovation nights first session of 2013. http://bit.ly/RCOnyv
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