Sparkdrive wins À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering's 90sC video competition

Friday, May 16, 2014

Sparkdrive is the winner of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering’s inaugural 90sC student video competition, topping off an exciting 2014 season of Capstone Design.  

Sparkdrive team members
Congratulations to fourth year Mechatronics Engineering students Anurag Dosapati, Calvin Law, Eric Yam and Kevin Cheung for a video the jury cited as:

A fun, inspirational video that could easily become a marketing tool for future commercialization of their product, effectively demonstrating the relevance of innovation in engineering design for a general audience.

90sC

Inspired by the 3MT, the 90sC ±¹¾±»å±ð´ÇÌýcompetition challenged this year’s Capstone Design teams to create 90 second videos showing how their projects would impact society. 

The videos were judged for:

  • Comprehension (enhancing the understanding of the design project for a general audience)
  • Engagement (capturing audience attention)
  • Communication (the presentation of a well-paced video with language and visuals appropriate for a general audience)

Sparkdrive motorized skateboard
Sparkdrive is a motorized electric skateboard designed for everyday commuting, made by people who don't know how to skateboard. It has a number of features that make riding easier than a normal longboard or other electric vehicles, while keeping the same level of thrill and fun! With Sparkdrive, getting to where you want to go is as simple as Step, Press, Go!

Second prize was awarded to MAJik Systems, also the recipients of a 2014 Esch Award. MAJik, created by fourth year Management Engineering students, is a software system that connects directly to CNC-controlled machines to automate the collection of operational data and analyze machine downtime in factories.

You can find Sparkdrive,  and all the 90sC video entries on the . For information on how to enter the 90sC video competition, visit 90sC on the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering website. Stay tuned for news on next year’s 90sC!