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We challenge you to design a new docking station that can hold and charge both the new Apple Watch™ and the current iPhone® 5, iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus (*).
The goal is to make not just another dock like the many that are out there, but an exclusive accessory that fits Carus' brand aspiration. Besides its functionality as a docking device, it must maintain a representative appearance even when no phone or watch is docked in.
The dock should be a nice place to rest and charge the watch, and should also have an iPhone dock with a lightning plug. Since the Apple Watch will usually get charged at night, the docking station would most likely be used as a bedside device. This is, however, not a general criteria. Rather, the dock should work in multiple home environments. Nice to have would be spin-off products resembling stand-alone watch docks or iPhone docks.
Thinking of likely environments, we ask you to be creative and think of additional side features it could contain. Maybe it could include a nice bedside lamp, for example.
What other cool features can you think of? The material used should be aluminum. Raw materials can either be extrusion profiles or solid aluminum. Feel free to combine it with printed glass. Carus’ technological expertise lies in aluminum machining, laser engraving, electronic development as well as software development.
If a final product based on a winning design is entered into any design award competitions, the winner will be listed as designer.
(*) iPhone and Apple Watch are trademarks of Apple Inc.
You must include:
- STEP or IGES version.
- Description supporting your design.
You are encouraged to include:
- Native SolidWorks version.
- Great renderings are a plus!
Technical requirements:
- The watch charging part of the dock must include Apple's standard watch charger.
- If your design finds the room, you are encouraged to include additional USB sockets.
The winning design will:
- Match Carus design
- Be unique
- Be sleek and simple
- Be marketable
- Be manufacturable with our current technology
Additional guidelines (added April 30):
- Please DO NOT include Apple logo in your design.
- Carus logo file is for downloading below.
ENTERING THE COMPETITION
The Challenge is open to everyone except employees and families of GrabCAD and the Sponsor. Multiple entries are welcome. Team entries are welcome.
By entering the Challenge you:
1. Accept the official GrabCAD Challenges Terms & Conditions.
2. Agree to be bound by the decisions of the judges (Jury).
3. Warrant that you are eligible to participate.
4. Warrant that the submission is your original work.
5. Warrant, to the best of your knowledge, your work is not, and has not been in production or otherwise previously published or exhibited.
6. Warrant neither the work nor its use infringes the intellectual property rights (whether a patent, utility model, functional design right, aesthetic design right, trademark, copyright or any other intellectual property right) of any other person.
7. Warrant participation shall not constitute employment, assignment or offer of employment or assignment.
8. Are not entitled to any compensation or reimbursement for any costs.
9. Agree the Sponsor and GrabCAD have the right to promote all entries.
If you think an entry may infringe on existing copyrighted materials, please email challenges@grabcad.com
SUBMITTING AN ENTRY
Only entries uploaded to GrabCAD through the "Submit entry" button on this Challenge page will be considered an entry. Only public entries are eligible.
We encourage teams to use GrabCAD Workbench for developing their entries.
Entries are automatically given the tag "carusdock" when uploading to GrabCAD. Please do not edit or delete this tag. Only entries with valid tag will participate in the Challenge.
AWARDING THE WINNERS
The sum of the Awards is the total gross amount of the reward. The awarded participant is solely liable for the payment of all taxes, duties and other similar measures if imposed on the reward pursuant to the legislation of the country of his/her residence, domicile, citizenship, workplace, or any other criterion of similar nature. Only 1 award per person.
All judging decisions are final.
All winners will be contacted by the GrabCAD staff to get their contact information and any other information needed to get the prize to them. Payment of cash awards is made through PayPal. All team awards will be transferred to the member who entered the Challenge.
We will release the finalists before the announcement of the winners to give the Community an opportunity to share their favorites in the comments, discuss concerns, and allow time for any testing or analysis by the Jury. The Jury will take the feedback into consideration when picking the winners.
Winning designs will be chosen based on the Rules and Requirements.
- Entry deadline is May 25, 2015 (11:59pm UTC).
- Winners will be announced by June 29, 2015.
Void where prohibited.
Cash awards for TOP 6 places.
$1,500 cash.
$1,000 cash.
$500 cash.
$250 cash.
$150 cash.
$100 cash.
Carus is a brand of TCS TürControlSysteme AG. We are German company based in Black Forest area. With our team we develop and build exclusive versions of door-communication devices. We are devoted to produce products of premium workmanship with timeless design.
Among others our products have received two Red Dot - as well as two iF Design awards.
For more information, visit the company's website
at www.carus-concepts.com/en
Andre Sielaff
al dean
Lothar Fleig
Thomas Meyer
Mark-Anton Duffner
Ben EwingHave an awesome idea for this competition? Want to win cool prizes? Sign-up now to upload your entries.
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161 comments
Ridwan Sept about 9 years ago
interesting challenge..
joost van tricht about 9 years ago
Very nice challenge! But is it possible to find the Apple standard watch charger specification somewhere?
Nick Haynes about 9 years ago
Do the specs for the design need to be done in Metric?
Mark-Anton Duffner about 9 years ago
Yes, the units should be set to metric standards.
REDA DJABRI about 9 years ago
Hi Mark-Anton Duffner,
With all the respect I owe you .. what qsont your criteria selections ... I mean the true criteria as I have noted in other challenges are not displayed selects according to criteria
Best
REDA
Mark-Anton Duffner about 9 years ago
Hello Reda,
we wanted to keep the challenge rather open in order to propel your creativity.
But to understand you better, what exactly do you consider "true criteria"?
Best regards,
Mark-Anton
REDA DJABRI about 9 years ago
Hi Mark
hidden criteria! let us know before because in the end if you select a design that does not fit we will be very surprised and it will not cordially
Best Regards
REDA
Kristopher about 9 years ago
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/343524485/night-stand/description
Mark-Anton Duffner about 9 years ago
Well, guess others have the same idea. So a new criteria should be: do it better than that. :)
Bernard Brits about 9 years ago
Awesome challenge!!!
abdillah yusuf about 9 years ago
nice challenge..!!
Abhishek Choudhury about 9 years ago
can i know what font is used in CARUS logo?
Mark-Anton Duffner about 9 years ago
Hello abhishek,
the logo itself does not match any known font. It has a cousin so to say, but each letter was manually altered. I could however, provide a vector graphic for the logo.
Ridwan Sept about 9 years ago
I have few questions :
1. Are we must include 2 a lightning plug in our design? first for iphone charger sign and second for apple watch?
2. Are all material must aluminium? are injection plastic are considered?
3. Are the charging method still use manual method (plug the cable into devices) or can use wireless charging method? The apple watch are charging and attach with magnet system isn't it?
Best Regards,
Ridwan S
Ridwan Sept about 9 years ago
I see the video and I have a questions about manufacturing process :
Are the mass production method use CNC Machining and the finishing with hand made to get precisious and quality products? Or we can use aluminium stamping, casting, forming or another method to create a product?
Are we can added color painting finishing process? or the product must have metalic texture and color (silver)?
geo about 9 years ago
... or the product must have metalic texture and color (silver)?...
I think, all of our designs are made by men and the designs are to masculin.
But the half of the customers are women. Perhaps we try some designs for women.
Mark-Anton Duffner about 9 years ago
Hello Ridwan,
1. The design must have a lightning plug only for the Iphone. The apple watch has a seperate MagSafe charger. Please find the specifications on your own. I have one here and could give dimensions if not otherwise found.
2. Thats a good point. Of course it is not wise to let the phone have direct contact to aluminium. It would cause scratches on either part. There can and should be a lining. This can be a material of your choosing. Injection molded plastic or rubber part is ok.
3. The iphone itself does not support wireless charging. So please use the lightning plug. As for the watch, the MagSafe is induction charging already.
4. Yes any aluminium part should be CNC machined, not injection molded. Basic shape can be aluminium extrusion profile though. And you are right, the precise machining and the handcrafted finish make much of the products quality and appearance.
5. The texture can be either sandblasted, polished or grinded as the othere carus products. Please consider: Polishing is expensive, and grinding can only be applied to flat surfaces. The color can be silver, black, champagne, bronze or gold.
Best regards,
Mark-Anton
Ridwan Sept about 9 years ago
Hi Mark,
Thanks for your quick response, The last question from me "Are the cost of production process are number two rather than product quality?
Best Regards,
Ridwan S
Ridwan Sept about 9 years ago
Sorry if i ask to much, How about the minimum thickness that's considered? Are the minimum radius are 3mm? or every edges of the model must have radius 3mm not more/less than 3mm?
Mark-Anton Duffner about 9 years ago
Hello Ridwan,
no worries about questions. Just ask if you are unclear about anything. Everyone will benefit.
Product quality should be number 1. But it has to stay reasonable to a degree, of course. There is only so much people are willing to pay for a dock.
3mm radius over corners is more like a design guideline, not a rule. And not over every edge anyway. If you check other carus devices, you see that the long edges are quite sharp. They only have a radius of about 0,5. More like a smooth deburr.
Best regards,
Mark-Anton
REDA DJABRI about 9 years ago
Hi Mark_Anton Duffner
What do you think of my first submission ?
;)
REDA
REDA DJABRI about 9 years ago
hi BEN,
What do you think of my driveway?
Ben Ewing about 9 years ago
Looks very cool REDA DJABRI!
Ben Ewing about 9 years ago
A couple of updates for everyone:
The Carus logo is now available for download! Just click the 'Download Specification' button. We have also added an additional guideline: we ask that you do not add the Apple logo to your designs.
As always, if you have any questions, feel free to ask them here!
REDA DJABRI about 9 years ago
hi Ben Ewing ,
THANKS :)
I followed your advice,
but is that the lamp in the shape of apple that I have done is concidered as a logo?
thank you to answer me
REDA DJABRI about 9 years ago
Hi Mark,
Hi
that's hidden criteria ??
hihi tell me if I change my idea or not? is the lamp that I ask you a problem integrated logo ....
REGARDS
REDA
Mark-Anton Duffner about 9 years ago
Hello Reda,
unfortuantely it is a problem. As you might know, apple is quite strict about these things. As using the apple logo might imply to some people that it is an apple product. Sorry for not stating this at the beginning. We just didn´t think about it. So we would ask you to please remove the logo from "The Station " so none of us has to hassle with any of their lawyers.
Ridwan Sept about 9 years ago
i want to ask about the maksimum outer dimension of product, circuit board and the highest component dimension.
REDA DJABRI about 9 years ago
Hi Mark,
When I told you Mr. hidden criteria;) it's okay I will make you an even better but do not tell me why I draw left hand :)
Jim Jackson about 9 years ago
A Design Challenge?
This is a request for talented people to submit valuable work on spec to a for profit organization. This degrades the value of quality product design.
Kristopher about 9 years ago
Jim, welcome to GrabCAD! And why do you feel the need to question a company's route of manufacture? If you don't like it, don't participate. How exactly does this degrade value? Each and every entry challenges the design of all and causes designers to think outside their norm. I think there is less value in a single individual designing products because of it coming from 1 mind, 1 imagination and 1 preset way of thinking. To question innovation is wrong and narrow minded.
Facundo Rodriguez about 9 years ago
Are we allowed to submit more than one design?
Mark-Anton Duffner about 9 years ago
Facundo, please read the rules of the challenge. "Multiple entries are welcome."
But "Only 1 award per person. "
Jim Jackson about 9 years ago
Hi Kristopher - As a designer we are constantly trying to raise the awareness of the value of design - your thoughts, talent and experience has value - if you give your intellectual property away for the chance to win a prize you place no more value on your design than you would for a ballot in a draw. What is our time worth?
You are right you do not have to participate - I just hoped that a company that claims to value timeless design would not pose such a contest.
I am not questioning innovation - innovation is my life's blood - innovation should be valued more than by giving it away. The value I see in GrabCad and other communities like it is by giving of your talents to other individuals helps to raise up the entire profession and allows for more innovation.
Erik Janssen about 9 years ago
Is there also a royalty opportunity?
Nicolas Marc about 9 years ago
Logo Carus "Eps" translate in "DXF/DWG/Step/Iges/Sat" for others users is here:)
Logo Carus
Erik Janssen about 9 years ago
"But only 1 award per person", why is it not one price per design? Can some one explain the philosophy behind this.
yahya ghareeb about 9 years ago
awesome challenge
REDA DJABRI about 9 years ago
Yahya,
Welcome
Ben Ewing about 9 years ago
Hey Erik Janssen,
Only one entry per person can be selected as a finalist. Essentially, you can enter as many designs as you would like and the judges will select their favorite amongst your entries to be considered.
REDA DJABRI about 9 years ago
Hi ben,
Look my i STATION.. h do you think ? Mark Anton will appreciate? :)
Erik Janssen about 9 years ago
@Ben Ewing,
So the final selection is per person, not per design. What's the point of adding more designs? That's like building a swimming pool in the garden while you can not swim.
Ben Ewing about 9 years ago
Erik Janssen, by adding more designs one can increase the probability of winning and demonstrate to the judges and the community, their capability to come up with a broad range of design concepts
Ben Ewing about 9 years ago
REDA DJABRI, great job! It looks like a sleek and unique design.
REDA DJABRI about 9 years ago
Hi Ben,
I am flattered :) waiting for my next idea ... very nice idea Waiit....
REDA DJABRI about 9 years ago
Hi ben ,
j'aimerai bien avoir une station comme ça ;)
Docky
REDA DJABRI about 9 years ago
I would like to have a dock like that;) !
REDA DJABRI about 9 years ago
Hello Mark Anton,
it has new conditions?
Docky
ElectronDock
Edward Battistini about 9 years ago
check out my dock CARUS DOPPIO
please send your feed backs
Ridwan Sept about 9 years ago
@Mark : are we could use iphone aplication when charging? or devices must be shut down when charging?
Mark-Anton Duffner about 9 years ago
Hello Ridwan,
you are welcome to propose an application in conjunction with your dock.
REDA DJABRI about 9 years ago
Hi ben,
Look my last design
joost van tricht about 9 years ago
Hello everyone,
Apple just released the apple watch guidelines with all dimensions in it: https://developer.apple.com/watch/bands/Band-Design-Guidelines-for-Apple-Watch.pdf I hope this is helpful for everyone ;)
Ben Ewing about 9 years ago
REDA DJABRI, creative idea!
Ben Ewing about 9 years ago
I just want thank everyone for their awesome entries thus far and to remind entrants that when the finalists are released, comments will be given on those entries that are selected. We are all super excited to take an in depth look at your entries come judging time!
Mr. Verma about 9 years ago
how many entries we can submit???
REDA DJABRI about 9 years ago
Thanks ben
Mark-Anton Duffner about 9 years ago
Hello Mr. Verma,
you can submit multible entries. But you can only win with one.
REDA DJABRI about 9 years ago
Hi Ben,
This is my Best idea
i Battery
Monir Behzadpour almost 9 years ago
Hello
I have a question, there are two models for wrist watch bands. I mean, one of them opens completely and the other one is with circle form.
Should our designs support both of them?
With respect,
monir
REDA DJABRI almost 9 years ago
Hi Andre Sielaff,
Welcome !
Best
Reda
Mark-Anton Duffner almost 9 years ago
Hello Monir,
It is not a rule that it must support both variants. But you can assess yourself that supporting only open straps would automatically limit potential customers. I don´t know the ratio of open to closed straps sold. But considering that the watch is designed to allow a quick change of the straps it is probably wise to support both.
Best regards,
Mark-Anton
Mark-Anton Duffner almost 9 years ago
Monirs question sparked an idea in me for an additional feature. Has anyone of you thought about that people might have several different straps for their watch, to change depending on the occasion? Would it not be nice to have a place to store them?
Just a thought. Maybe you can make something out of it.
Best regards
Mark-Anton
Monir Behzadpour almost 9 years ago
Thank you so much for your response
Flaviano Crespi almost 9 years ago
I have a question for Mark Anton Duffner:
The connector Lightning for iPhone 6 is composed of the part of the contacts with dimension about 6,75x6,68 mm which enters the iPhone female contact,
a second rigid part with size 12x7,7 mm, another one semi flexible part that protect the electric cable with size dia 3,9 x10,
after begins the cable itself, which can be bent into a convenient curve.
So if the connector is placed in a vertical position the minimum distance between the bottom of the phone to the support surface 0.0 of the device is:
7.7 +10 + the radius of the cable curve, suppose 10 mm,
total 27.7 .... 30 mm.
The question is this:
If the position of the iPhone is perfectly vertical, will be used in full parts the Apple Lightning connector accommodated in a container with the minimum height above mentioned (about 30 mm), or Carus can produce a special connector similar to Lighntin but with minimum size vertical extremely small, perhaps with horizontal output at 90 ° so as to be housed in the supports "a tile" with minimum height that characterize the brand Carus?
If the answer is yes, what is this minimum height?
Thanks for a response.
Best regards
Flaviano Crespi
Mark-Anton Duffner almost 9 years ago
Hello Flaviano,
while I salute your obvious efforts towards technical feasibility, in this case I can ensure you that you don´t have to worry about too little space for the lighting connector. We will not be using a standard charger cable as delivered with a phone. The connector will be a component mounted on a pcb below the docking port. No cable attached. These connectors are available in different configurations for manufacturing companies directly from Apple as well as from different Asian third party suppliers. Unfortunately I am not at liberty to share the detailed technical specs because of a confidentiality agreement.
But to give you a rough assessment, I guess the minimum thickness should not drop below 12 mm. Increased by the depth of any potential pocket in your design to hold the phone.
I hope I was able to answer your question sufficiently.
Good luck and best regards,
Mark-Anton
Flaviano Crespi almost 9 years ago
Hello Mark Anton,
Very well,
thank you for the comprehensive response.
Best regards
Flaviano
Achmad Silmi almost 9 years ago
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/289346553/premium-one-dock-and-charge-apple-watch-and-iphone/video_share
Wajchert Nicolas almost 9 years ago
Thank you for your link Achmad Silmi. You just disqualify many projects in 30 seconds lol The competition will be even more interesting, good luck to other original ideas.
Ram Mohan Kartha almost 9 years ago
Hey.....How is my new entry Carus Schon 2 .......Please feedback.
Edward Battistini almost 9 years ago
The CARUS DOPPIO has now a new version the CARUS DOPPIO + (PLUS) Check it out ! :)
Orlando Moreno almost 9 years ago
Hi I saw a question on here a few days ago that has not been addressed. I was wondering the same thing. Erik Janssen asker 13 days ago Is there also a royalty opportunity? Today I saw on the Carus website that this is a new thing they are marketing. I think some royalties for the winner will be nice. http://www.carus-concepts.com/en/accessoires-en/.
is there going to be any for the winner. Please advise.
Mark-Anton Duffner almost 9 years ago
Hello Orlando,
I did not reply to that question because I had no clear answer to it, yet. We had pondered on this even before Erik asked. Fact is, we are not prepared to guarantee any royalty agreement as part of the challenge. Partly because it would automatically prompt tons of questions and legal issues. However, we don´t rule it out either. The way we I see it, any design selected, however detailed, will still need a lot of engineering, adaption and reworking. After selecting a winning design we will contact the engineer outside of GrabCad and discuss with him the possibility to participate as a freelancer in finalising the design into a manufacturable product. Another conceivable contribution could be the creation of photo realistic renderings for the purpose of marketing. This will of course, mainly be a matter of the persons abilities to do so. At that point we´d more than willing to compensate such efforts in form of a royalty agreement. Everyone please understand this as a possibility, not a guarantee!
Any details of such an agreement will be part of a personal negotiation outside of GrabCad. Therefore, I will not answer any further questions regarding royalties.
I hope this to be an adequate answer to Eriks and your question.
Best regards,
Mark-Anton
Ram Mohan Kartha almost 9 years ago
Hey!!!...Check out my new entry Carus Dock Ultimato It came like spark in my mind.
Orlando Moreno almost 9 years ago
Thank you for the response Mark,
Christopher Richard almost 9 years ago
Hello Mr Mark,
A small clarification... Will the Apple Watch charger be included with the product or has to be fitted in by the user ? Either ways I understand it is the standard charger from Apple that is going to be used.
Apple manufactures two types of chargers, one entirely of polished metal and the other with plastic coating ( which increases the thickness by appr. 1.3 mm), which comes along with the sports variant.Though the latter is good for preventing scratches, I just wanted to know your take on it if the charger is going to be included with the product.
Thanks.
Best Regards,
Chris.
Mark-Anton Duffner almost 9 years ago
Hello Christopher,
we will deliver the dock including charger. We will use the one with polished Metal.
But, this one has white plastic coating at the contact side as well. I have one here lying on my desk.
Best regards,
Mark-Anton
Christopher Richard almost 9 years ago
Thank you for the quick response, Mr.Mark.
Orlando Moreno almost 9 years ago
I have just entered my 2nd and final entry. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.
Mark-Anton Duffner almost 9 years ago
Hello Paul,
3D files don´t have to include the devices.
Just the dock is fine. In renderings its nice to see the complete set.
Best regards,
Mark-Anton
Paul Tripon almost 9 years ago
Should the uploaded 3D files (STEP, IGES, etc.) include the iphone and the watch ?
Is it alright to use these for renders only ?
The main reason is that the size of the file is smaller (and it's easier to upload / view)
Orlando Moreno almost 9 years ago
The Carus Dock Challenge Design By Orlando Moreno
just added some notes on the comment section regarding the media supported by my charging dock / media center.
jura stok almost 9 years ago
That's one awesome award. 1500$. Almost better to work in a fast food chain and don't bother at all.
For the money for all the "awards" they could not employ a single designer in Bavaria.
mohamed khan almost 9 years ago
Wow, finished
Really wants to meet the winner of this competition
Francisco J. Erenas Rivas almost 9 years ago
hello;
Why not my model on the contest?
It was charged within the established time and accept the terms and conditions.
The name is Carus, and does not appear in the contest.
It's disappointing.
David Pedersen almost 9 years ago
Have people forgot that many use a cover for their phones?
Josef almost 9 years ago
Agree, it seems that most of the people did not think about that.
Ridwan Sept almost 9 years ago
there is too much great entry, I think the judges are very confuse to choose the best one. Good luck for all !!!
ANOUAR BARODI almost 9 years ago
It was really a nice challenge , thanks & good luck to all !!!
Christopher Richard almost 9 years ago
Indeed a very nice challenge, flooded with great concepts from numerous creative minds. Good Luck to all !!!
Iris Caruso almost 9 years ago
David and Josef, you're right, but It is advisable to remove the iPhone cover when you will recharge it, because it can create an overheating on battery. Despite being developed with nanotechnology, it does not have a cooling system such as PC, so it's best to remove the cover to damage the device during charging, Maybe that's why some people didn't develop the dock with some space from covers. :)
David Pedersen almost 9 years ago
You right Iris. But again that is why there are many types of covers which does not enclose the phone completely. For example the bumperframe types of covers.
David Pedersen almost 9 years ago
By the way Iris what are you referring to with "Despite being developed with nanotechnology, it does not have a cooling system"?
Iris Caruso almost 9 years ago
In this case, I think it's better generalize, and do a global product, without "extra acessories"
Iris Caruso almost 9 years ago
I mean advanced tecnology, but different than PC (in a lay way to talk)
David Pedersen almost 9 years ago
I whould hate the fact that i need to find a screwdriver and disasembly my cover everytime i needed to charge my phone. So i whould prefer to have a charger that i can use whit my cover on. Is my phone different than a pc, thought it had a fan cooling the phones CPU?
Ben Ewing almost 9 years ago
Francisco J. Erenas Rivas, I sent you an email. You should be all set!
Francisco J. Erenas Rivas almost 9 years ago
thank,
Clix almost 9 years ago
Good luck to all!!!
Mark-Anton Duffner almost 9 years ago
I want to thank everyone taking part in the challenge. It has been exciting 4 weeks for us so far. The amount of resoponses is thrilling. There is a lot of really good entries. It will be a hard task to judge all of them. By June 8th we will anounce the finalists.
Best regards,
Mark-Anton
REDA DJABRI almost 9 years ago
Hi Mark,
Thank you
and good luck to all
mohamed khan almost 9 years ago
So exciting about results!
REDA DJABRI almost 9 years ago
Mohamed khan ,
:)
mohamed khan almost 9 years ago
Yeah,
Orlando Moreno almost 9 years ago
There are lots of good designs here . Good luck to everyone.
mohamed khan almost 9 years ago
Of course :)
Wajchert Nicolas almost 9 years ago
I fear that the finalists will not be announced today ...
mohamed khan almost 9 years ago
Still 8th, we have time, will see what happens
Ben Ewing almost 9 years ago
Wajchert Nicolas, mohamed khan and all, the finalists will be announced on June 17th, not today. I assure you that the judges are currently in the process of reviewing all of the amazing entries. Sorry for any confusion!
mohamed khan almost 9 years ago
Ohh
hobbes almost 9 years ago
Lots of great designs. Tough competition! I'm just glad i got to submit before the deadline. It's my first challenge and it was definitely a fun theme.
mohamed khan almost 9 years ago
Today!
REDA DJABRI almost 9 years ago
Yes Tody Mohamed ;)
Valerie Yi Mei almost 9 years ago
today!
REDA DJABRI almost 9 years ago
?? ;)
mohamed khan almost 9 years ago
still ?
Winston Jennings almost 9 years ago
Still 17th, we have time, will see what happens
Ben Ewing almost 9 years ago
I'm happy to announce the finalists for The Carus Dock Challenge: https://grabcad.com/challenges/the-carus-dock-challenge/results! We're really excited by the originality that all of these great designs offer. Next we'll be taking an in-depth look at all of the judging criteria and how each entrant performed in those areas. Congratulations to the finalists and to all of the entrants! There were so many amazing entries and we will be sure to announce honorable mentions along with the winners.
Winston Jennings almost 9 years ago
Congrats to all finalists!!!
REDA DJABRI almost 9 years ago
Congrats to carus
Orlando Moreno almost 9 years ago
Congratulations to all the finalist. Cheers!
Simone Morra almost 9 years ago
All the finalist are same.... No innovations, no features added, nothing really interesting to see...I'll never buy a "Monument to dust"... By the way congrats to all!!!
Valerie Yi Mei almost 9 years ago
The finalist designs are really great, congratulations!
Anthony Zhang almost 9 years ago
Congratulation to all finalist!
mohamed khan almost 9 years ago
congratulation to all
Alexander V. almost 9 years ago
Congrats to all finalists! So as I can see the main condition to be a finalist for this challenge was to upload your model before anyone because many ideas are very similar.
Francisco J. Erenas Rivas almost 9 years ago
Square, square, square......to rethink the future as a designer, best spend my time playing Tetris .... lol.
Congratulation to all finalist¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
geo almost 9 years ago
I like Grabcad.
To invent new things is my big hobby.
Grabcad is a kind of showcase where you can present your ideas.
A fine thing.
I think, the challenges bring bad competitions, strife.
Stopp the Challenges.
In the end of day, they destroy ideas and friendship.
Simone Morra almost 9 years ago
"Thinking of likely environments, we ask you to be creative and think of additional side features it could contain. Maybe it could include a nice bedside lamp, for example. What other cool features can you think of? " These are the words of Carus ... I just see among all the finalists, aluminum sheet and nothing more ...
Perhaps it should also establish the budget to make it happen, and target customers who carus wanted to achieve.
because for sure an aluminum brick costs less than 312 proposals fabulous!
From my point of view ... Carus Duplo 6 by Flaviano Crespi is the most whimsical of all and deserves the first place!
Josef almost 9 years ago
Congratulations to the finalists, well done.
I am confused though, because in a previous post before the deadline, Carus stated "..considering that the watch is designed to allow a quick change of the straps it is probably wise to support both (referring to closed and opened straps)." Therefore I rejected all my design entries around proposals supporting opened straps only. But yet 3 of the finalists only supports opened straps. I am just saying that it was misleading statement.
And most of the finalist concepts are not adapted for use of shell covers with different thickness, which I thought was common sense to have. Anyway, thanks for the competition, it was fun participating.
ALEXANDRE DROT almost 9 years ago
thank you for having selected my design, I hope to get as far as possible!
Philippe Jacques almost 9 years ago
Congratulations to all the finalists and all the other participants!! I hope everyone will have good comments about all the design submitted in this competition, accepting to lose is part of the game...
Flaviano Crespi almost 9 years ago
Thanks to Carus for selection as a finalist.
I find appropriate the comment about the lack of a rear support for the phone, I would have to extend slightly the rear plastic insert.
Congratulations and good luck to all selected!
hobbes almost 9 years ago
Didn't make the finalists page, but at least i got the most downloaded Carus dock! :P
Ridwan Sept almost 9 years ago
congratulations for all finalist !!! good luck for everyone
ANOUAR BARODI almost 9 years ago
Thank you very much Carus & GrabCAD !!! I am truly honored to be among the finalists !!! congrats to all & good luck for everyone !!!
Mustafa Aşan almost 9 years ago
Congratulations to all finalists! It was a nice challenge. And it's a little bit surprising to me that nearly no electronic (led display etc.) or software developed device was chosen as a finalist. I didn't think that you were expecting extremely simplicity level devices. (I'm not insulting the finalist designs, all are valuable.) I think the part of your (Carus) comment on Edward's design explaining everything. ''The small pocket in front of the phone would be very hard to surface finish. But maybe a nice leather lining would do the trick.'' And it's a little bit late to realize that I was placing a very wrong side of development. :) I'll follow Carus designs in the next time. We'll see what happens.
Greetings to all participants!
Orlando Moreno almost 9 years ago
on the result page Grabcad ask "Did we leave anything amazing off the list? " I'm thinking yes. Originally they asked "What other cool features can you think of?" But the finalist designs have no outstanding features, in my opinion,. I do not understand what was the point of the contest. I am sure Carus designers could have come up with something similar to the finalist designs. I thought this contest was to think outside the box.
Benjamin almost 9 years ago
Thank you GrabCAD and Carus and congratulations to the other finalists!
Reading your comment I realised that the idea of having it on the wall is a really good idea. In that case the speaker should be much thinner. Another way would be to change the dimensions of the speaker to make it look like a picture on the wall (bigger from the front and as thin as possible without loosing the audio quality). Well, I hope you'll give me the chance to work on it in the future.
Kind regards,
Benjamin
Edward Battistini almost 9 years ago
Thank you Carus and GrabCad for this competiton it is a very cool and exciting way for us designer to show what we do and be challenged by the community. I really look forward to the next steps of this competition ! Here is my response to the comments on my project CARUS DOPPIO
The back support is definitely a part of the project that need to be considered. nevertheless when you see the new Apple lightning dock http://store.apple.com/us/product/MGRM2AM/A/iphone-lightning-dock , we see that back support is not needed at all the time and if the port is well supported it can be enough. The insert for the phone could be deep enough to hold the phone. and the weight of the base could do the trick.
From the general comments regarding compatibility with phone covers or phones thicker than iPhone 6 ( older model) it is Carus call, as we are not really informed about the clientele. I would assume people using your brand are people of high net worth, who would not use a cover.
In order to keep the station as pure as possible, I would recommend to keep the amount of different visible parts low so the object is very integrated and not visually complicated. We could also consider something discreet and similar to the Apple iPod dock http://i.ytimg.com/vi/MUUprVlT4co/hqdefault.jpg
The leather lining on the front is a great idea. it would give a very premium and "Artisan feel" which would warmup the coldness of metal.
I would be very happy to discuss further any aspect of the concept if you feel the need.
Otabek Mukhitdinov almost 9 years ago
Totally agree with Orlando Moreno. Under which criteria you have chosen final works? Under it should be rectangular shaped or under easy manufactured. Don't want to say something bad to designers, but there were much better designs. Anyway, good luck to finalists.
Philippe Jacques almost 9 years ago
I think the main goal of this competition was to design something with an elegant and stylish look that can fit with any house background and that can be manufactured. Something that can reach the most majority of people taste, no extravaganza or futuristic look that can be cool at the first sight but will not fit with any room style. Thanks to Grabcad and Carus to have chosen 1 of my concept and good luck to all the finalists.
Simone Morra almost 9 years ago
Philippe, Carus also asked features to add .... but most of final works do not have....
REDA DJABRI almost 9 years ago
Remember that the goal is to sell .. buying ???
REDA DJABRI almost 9 years ago
Otabek ,
From the beginning of the competition I suspected that there were hidden criteria .... read my comments at the top
David Pedersen almost 9 years ago
There is a huge difference between the considerations and requirements given.
So in the end, its up to the single person to try and analyze Carus manufacturer capabilities and existing products.
many of the concepts i've seen requires advanced machining eg. 5 axis machining (i personaly dont think they have one) and machines they dont have inhouse.
Just my 2 cents...
Ben Ewing almost 9 years ago
The winners have been announced: https://grabcad.com/challenges/the-carus-dock-challenge/results. Congratulations to the winners! There were so many unique solutions for this amazing challenge. To pick the winners, the judges took an in-depth look at how each finalist stacked up in terms of matching the Carus brand, uniqueness, simplicity, marketability, and manufacturability, and rated them from 1 to 10 in each category (10 being criteria fulfilled, 1 being unfulfilled). Thank you to everyone who participated in this exciting challenge!
Ben Ewing almost 9 years ago
I also want to mention that all winners and honorable mentions that didn't make the top 6 will receive GrabCAD swag (a t-shirt, stickers etc.)!
Rocco Siffredi almost 9 years ago
woohoo, i got an honorable mention!
REDA DJABRI almost 9 years ago
whooo honorable mention....!! ;) T Shirt ?
Orlando Moreno almost 9 years ago
I was glad to get an honorable mention on this challenge. Being my first challenge this means a lot to me. Especially because my 9 year old Daughter Brittney helped me with the design, It gives me inspiration to enter future contest. Congratulations to all the winners.
Honorable Mention
GrabCad (The Carus Dock Challenge) Concept2 by orlando.moreno-2
Asbjørn Mejlvang almost 9 years ago
Awesome! 4th place! Was so happy to be among the finalists, but a place in top 5 is much better than what I wished for since this was my first challenge to be in. But I think the number 1 was the right choice and I am grateful for my award. Earning a little by training my design skills is just perfect for a design student such as myself.
Flaviano Crespi almost 9 years ago
Thank Carus and GrabCAD for the recognition.
You will build some other prototype over than the first ?
I'm available for any collaboration.
Congratulations to all the winners.
Best regards
Flaviano Crespi
Edward Battistini almost 9 years ago
Amazing !!!! Thank you so much grabcad and carus for choosing my design ! It is an honor ! I can't wait for the development of the project !
Benjamin almost 9 years ago
Congratulations Edward and everybody else that made it to the final!! And thanks again to GrabCAD and Carus for awarding me.
I would love to work on it in the future and see the design become a real product.
Thanks again!
Edward Battistini almost 9 years ago
Thanks Benjamin
hobbes almost 9 years ago
it looks like they removed the part about giving honorable mentions some grabcad swag? :(
Ridwan Sept almost 9 years ago
cingratulations for all winners
Asbjørn Mejlvang almost 9 years ago
Hello
I have still not received any reward for my 4th place. Is this just in my case or is there other having the same problem?
Ben Ewing almost 9 years ago
Hi Asbjorn and all, if you have any questions or concerns about prizes, please e-mail me at ben@grabcad.com. Cheers!
Mart Berghs over 8 years ago
Some nice designs: http://i.materialise.com/blog/these-3d-printed-apple-watch-gadgets-show-how-3d-printing-changes-the-way-we-design-products?utm_source=i.materialise&utm_campaign=12ee94fb82-_Imat_July_Newsletter-2015_08_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d691657378-12ee94fb82-64384537&goal=0_d691657378-12ee94fb82-64384537
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