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3D Printer Kit

Alumni - Supported Project

Tutorial – Makerspace

Art, culture and entertainment

Community empowerment

Consumer goods

Education

Hardware Engineering & Robotics

Software Engineering

Digital Fabrication

Electronics

Advanced
The Project 3D Printer Kit aims to provide Makerspace users with an instruction manual for constructing a 3D printer using materials available at SPH Makerspace. The manual will detail the specific SPH machines and tools required for the assembly. Additionally, it will guide users on how to acquire components not stocked in the Makerspace shop, such as extruders and electronic boards. This project aims to offer ETH students a platform for learning about and delving into 3D printer design....
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Acrylic LED Sign

Tutorial – Makerspace

Electronics

Gift Ideas

Intermediate
Combine laser cutting and soldering into a custom LED sign. Make an interesting sign that can be fully customized to say whatever you want it to. General Information Costs for the Materials: CHF 40Time to build: 90min What you do This project guides you through engraving your custom sign unto an acrylic sheet. After you will laser cut and assemble the base where the LED's for lighting up the sign will be housed. How to start Press the get started button below.Read through the instructions.Ensure all prerequisites are met.Start making in the Makerspace and ask for help during Support Hours....
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AirLeg

Alumni - Supported Project
AirLeg is a project that was born during ETH Week 2021 and came to life trought the SPH hatschery program. The team is composed by Michelangelo (medical technology), Sebastian (computer science) and Justyna (physics). Together we want to solve the issue that current prosthetic sockets are undynamic and do not adapt to volume fluctuation of the residual limb. AirLeg has the goal to develop a platform that enables amputees in need to have access to a personalized dynamic prosthetic socket. Therefore, we aim to enhance comfortability, while improving affordability and accessibility of prosthetic sockets. To achieve this we exploit smartphone-performed photogrammetry and low-budget FDM 3D printing.Our current approach is to manually modifiy 3D scans from the residual limb to model the prosthetic socket. Yet, we are aspiring toward AI-based automatic modelling of the socket geometry from 3D scan data.To date, we built the first prototype of a functional, low-cost 3D printed lower limb prosthetic socket that is compatible with conventional prosthetic attachment system. Our next step is to implement a 3D printable pneumatic/hydraulic system able to automatically adapt and compensate for volumetric fluctuation of the stump....
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AITHON

Active – Supported Project

Construction, architecture, built environment
We build flying robots for force-intensive tasks! This saves workers lives and improves construction site efficiency. In Switzerland alone, over 9000 construction workers injure themselves severely through falling. AITHON has seen this issue and has created a flying robot to drill holes and perform other manipulative tasks on concrete walls. Not only can we create forces of up to 150 Newton horizontally, but also apply these forces with millimetre-precision. Besides keeping the construction worker out of harms way this can improve efficiency, by eliminating the need for scaffolding. By working on our team, you can apply yourself to many different fields, as we build our own hardware, controlled by our own software! \nIf you are interested in supporting us, feel free to contact us anytime to talk about partnerships! AITHON: We make autonomous construction work!...
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alphaCentauri Solar Racing

Active – Supported Project

Association/Club/Competition-Team
αCentauri Solar Racing is a student-led project founded by engineering students of ETH Zurich. We share the passion and vision to design and construct a highly efficient racing-vehicle solely powered by the sun. We are a strong team dedicated to technology and innovation. Our goal is the construction of a solar racing car as set out in the Challenger Class regulations of the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2023. And then win the race of course!...
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AlphaInsights

Active – Supported Project

Chemical processes + compounds, biotech and pharmaceuticals

Hardware Engineering & Robotics
Alpha-synuclein is a protein primarily found in the brain, playing a key role in neuronal function. In Parkinson's disease (PD), it misfolds and forms aggregates known as Lewy bodies, which are hallmark features of the condition. We are keen on exploring the protein structure and function by comparing different model organisms such as the yeast types Saccharomyces cerevisae and Pichia Pastoris. Additionally we’re studying various post translational modifications and how they influence the protein structure. By doing so we hope to gain insights into the pathology and have a positive impact on alpha synuclein research....
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AlpsAdmin

Active – Supported Project

Education

Hospitality and tourism
Welcome to AlpsAdmin, your partner in elevating paragliding school management to new heights. Our comprehensive software platform is tailored to meet the unique needs of paragliding schools, providing intuitive tools to streamline operations and enhance the student experience.With our software solution, paragliding schools can focus on what they do best: Providing exceptional training and experiences for their students. Our platform integrates essential tools such as flight planning, flight signups, and student progress tracking to ensure efficient operations of the everyday actions. ...
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Alter Ego

Active – Supported Project

Apparel and textiles

Environmental Sustainability

Professional services and consulting

Software Engineering
While buying clothes online, most customers are uncertain about the size that would fit them. Hence, 30% of the ordered articles are returned and handling these operations costs up to 50% of a company’s revenue. Half of these returns are reported to be due to size fitting issues and most of the articles are damaged during the process and then burned. Alter Ego provides a tool that will allow shoppers to have a real fitting room experience on their smartphones. Check out the Video: Users will have to download a few body pictures on our application which will create their Avatar: a 3D representation oftheir bodies with precise measurements. Users will then be able to use their “Alter Ego'' on shopping platforms, get sizerecommendations and even try the outfits on their avatars. This process will drastically reduce online returns, retailerswill be willing to pay a license to use the avatars and our system on their platform. ...
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Antelope

Alumni - Supported Project

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Hardware Engineering & Robotics

Health and wellbeing

Software Engineering

Sports
Join Antelope, where we are redefining human biomechanics, transforming bodies into precision-tuned data engines at a fraction of the cost.Our breakthrough technology, ten times cheaper and more effective than existing solutions, harnesses the power of wearable sensors to predict muscle force — accurately and non-invasively. Discover how our innovative research is not only meeting but surpassing the current challenges, propelling the future of biomechanical assessments into uncharted territories.With Antelope, experience the forefront of biomechanics innovation!...
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Appeal AI

Alumni - Supported Project
Appeal is building AI algorithms that help YouTubers find the most appealing titles and thumbnails for their videos, maximize their viewership, and boost their growth. The choice of title and thumbnail are vital to the success of a YouTube video. The creator community has observed over and over again that even the highest quality productions will severely underperform if not supplemented with an adequate title and thumbnail. Similarly, an excellent title and thumbnail can cause the viewership of a mediocre video to skyrocket. Until now, it was impossible to know how well a title & thumbnail would perform without actually trying them out. Creators have to rely on their gut feeling to choose the title & thumbnail for their videos, where suboptimal choices result in significant revenue loss and much slower channel growth. We are building cutting-edge algorithms that can reliably assess the quality of titles & thumbnails by analyzing the historical performances of millions of YouTube videos. We are planning to offer our services to creators around the globe at an affordable cost, so that they can fully reap the fruits of the countless hours of work that go into their videos....
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ARIS

Alumni - Supported Project

Aerospace, automotive and nautical industries

Hardware Engineering & Robotics
Project TELL At its very first participation at the Spaceport America Cup, ARIS won the Charles Hoult Award for Modeling and Simulations for its technical achievement – one of the ten main awards of the competition. Despite a motor failure and the resulting explosion of the rocket a few seconds into the flight, the project TELL was very well received for its technical and operational excellence. Project HEIDI With project HEIDI, ARIS – in the second year of its existence – competed for the second time at the Spaceport America Cup in New Mexico and made the second place in its category of 10’000ft and commercial-off-the-shelf solid motors with a nominal flight. Project RHEA As a team of 10 students, project RHEA developed the first ever student-built rocket engine test stand in only one year, which lays the auspicious foundation for future engine development projects. Additionally, the first generation of a hybrid rocket engine was designed, manufactured and tested. Project EULER In the third year, project EULER is aimed for the first flight to a height of 30’000ft at the SPAC 2020 in New Mexico. Project IRIDE The focus project IRIDE developed the next generation of hybrid rocket engine. Several test firings with different injector and nozzle configurations led to a peak thrust of almost 8 kN and to firing duration of up to 16 seconds. Project PICCARD, DAEDALUS and PHOENIX In 2020, three new teams started to space career with the aim of launching the rocket PICCARD at EuRoC with the self developed hybrid rocket engine by team DAEDALUS. Team PHOENIX demonstrated a first version of an Automated Guided Recovery mechanism for sounding rockets. Projects 2021 In 2021 ARIS launches three additional projects joining the portfolio of last years projects. In the coming year ARIS will be developing a CubeSat, a Liquid Rocket Engine and an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle....
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ArtSci

Active – Supported Project

Art, culture and entertainment

Environmental Sustainability

Social Impact
ArtSci celebrates the intersection of art and science through a two week exhibition held at ETH Zurich. ArtSci (“artsy”) started in 2018 as an idea that science should be accessible to all. At a time when our knowledge of the universe ranges from Higgs bosons to collisions of black holes, it is important to find creative ways to communicate the magic of new discoveries. This festival is open to everyone. Let your mind wander at the exhibition or even submit something yourself -- all that is needed is a piece (visual, auditory, multimedia, etc) that expresses science in an artistic way....
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AtlasVR AG

Active – Supported Project

Education

Software Engineering
AtlasVR AG was founded in the end of 2021 by Joy, Valentin and Christian, three PhD students at the Innovation Center Virtual Reality. Our vision is to revolutionize vocational training procedures by harnessing the immense socioeconomic potential of Virtual Reality (VR) technology. Our VR training solutions enable active learning with an intuitive learning-by-doing approach, saving substantial costs compared to real world training, while increasing trainee motivation and engagement. We entirely focus on a B2B model, specifically in the Swiss MEM industries as our target customers. With our end-to-end offering, we accompany our customers from initial contact with the technology via implementation to on-site roll-out with options for service maintenance long after development. We are currently implementing and refining our pilot projects and demonstrators and work with our first customers on their individualized training solutions....
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Autonomous River Cleanup

Active – Supported Project

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Environmental Sustainability

Hardware Engineering & Robotics
The Autonomous River Cleanup focuses on developing a river waste monitoring network and an autonomous robotic sorting system to improve river waste recycling.Application of High-tech in Environmental ProtectionThe project aims to transfer and apply high-tech, such as robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence, to the field of environmental protection. As part of our project, we are developing and testing systems to show how such technologies can be used effectively against river waste.Training the Next Generation of EngineersAt the same time, this project focuses on training future engineers. We deliberately present the project as a learning environment where they can realize and test their ideas. Students can apply the knowledge they have learned in lectures in practice and learn how to organize projects and work efficiently in a team.Raising Public AwarenessIn addition, we use our project as a platform to raise public awareness about the global problem of river waste. We regularly organize public events highlighting the challenges of river waste and how the problem can be solved. ...
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BioIncubate

Active – Supported Project
BioIncubate is a student-run incubator for innovation bridging academia and industry. We are run by a dedicated executive board and committee of highly motivated ETH and UZH bachelors, masters, and PhD students in the life sciences. Our programs enable multidisciplinary teams of students to develop disruptive biotech solutions towards industry challenges or pursue their own startup ideas. Students will develop their skills solving-real world problems and workshop their concepts with experts from industry....
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Bottleplus

Alumni - Supported Project
bottleplus allows you to make you own sparkling water on the go - wherever and whenever you want. It works with an integrated carboniser that is enough for 10 bottles (0.6 liters each) of sparkling water. If the carboniser is empty, simply charge it at the refilling station at home. By carbonating drinking water with bottleplus, you avoid plastic bottles and reduce your environmental footprint by 90% when drinking sparkling water. Also, 1 liter of sparkling water only costs you 15-20 cents. The modular bottle base is the heart of our bottle. It can be easily unscrewed, replaced and cleaned. Today it is primarily a carboniser. In the future, for example, it will also be used as a water filter and flavour carrier. One day we will be able to offer (almost) every drink with it. And would come very close to our vision of sustainable beverage consumption....
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BrickMachine

Active – Supported Project

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Environmental Sustainability

Hardware Engineering & Robotics

Software Engineering
Wir sind BrickMachine, ein in der Schweiz ansässiges Unternehmen, das 2022 von Yanick und Paul gegründet wurde. Unsere Mission ist es, das Sortiersystem um LEGO's zu sortieren, durch Innovation und nachhaltige Praktiken zu revolutionieren. Das Ganze begann während unseres letzten Schuljahres, als wir begannen, LEGO von Hand zu sortieren, um unser Taschengeld aufzubessern. Dabei wurde uns bereits bewusst, wie groß das Potenzial und die Nachfrage für das Sortieren von LEGO weltweit ist. Vor nun fast zwei Jahren haben wir den Entschluss gefasst, eine vollautomatische Sortiermaschine zu bauen um uns diesen Vorgang zu erleichtern oder sogar abzunehmen. Seit diesem Zeitpunkt haben wir mit tausenden Arbeitsstunden unser StartUp auf die Beine gestellt und einen ersten Prototyp der Sortiermaschine realisiert. Nun sind wir Mithilfe modernster Technologie und Machine Learning in der Lage LEGO Steine zu sortieren. Unsere Vision ist es einen nachhaltigen Klemmbausteine Markt zu schaffen und die gesamte Branche durch Upcycling oder auch Recycling nachhaltiger zu gestalten!...
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Caterra

Alumni - Supported Project

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Hardware Engineering & Robotics
We enable herbicide-free precision farming for a sustainable future. Weeding is a significant problem in farming coupled with high costs. Conventionally, herbicides are used to treat the problem, but with more being prohibited every year, as well as a general trend to organic farming, alternatives are needed. While weeds between crop rows can be removed by tractor mounted cultivators, weeds within the rows must be removed by hand. However, with the increasing number of organic farmers, the required workforce is difficult to find and automation is necessary. We propose a small autonomous rover which drives through the field and removes weeds close to the crops using a laser-based module. Any vegetable grown in a row is a possible....
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Cellx

Active – Supported Project

Chemical processes + compounds, biotech and pharmaceuticals

Environmental Sustainability
CellX is developing bacteria-based solutions for cost-efficient and sustainable treatment of industrial chemical waste.Industries producing hazardous chemical waste do not have access to adequate disposal methods. Conventional disposal methods are either filtering or concentrating recalcitrant pollutants to ultimately incinerate them. This incineration step is costly and and harmful as it emits large amounts of CO2.We provide a sustainable alternative to incineration. We create high-performance bacterial products to effectively degrade industrial chemicals. To find the right bacteria against specific pollutants, we use our patent-pending micro-techology to attract and capture bacteria in water environment. These bacteria are then scaled into waste treatment products capable of treating PFAS, pharmcaeuticals, pesticides and micro-plastics....
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CFAO3D

Active – Supported Project

Health and wellbeing

Software Engineering
Our vision is to make dental care safer and more transparent by empowering dentists to meet regulatory standards effortlessly while prioritizing patient care and ensuring complete transparency in treatment. CFAO3D offers a cloud-based solution that streamlines dental implant and prostheses traceability, easing the process for dental professionals to meet regulatory standards. Our traceability system provides patients with clear treatment details, improving safety and transparency. Our story began with the challenge our father faced in managing dental implant and prosthetics traceability, a new process surgeons are not trained for. To address this, we created a simple Excel prototype that quickly evolved into a web app and, eventually, a cloud-based solution available to all dentists. Today, we collaborate with implant manufacturers to further streamline traceability, ensuring seamless integration and improved patient care. ...
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CHAZE

Alumni - Supported Project
Sports with health-related focus have boomed in the last decade. The popularity of sports like running, or going to the gym has seen an unprecedented rise in the 2010s. Recent sports and market research shows that technological gadgets are the main reason for that new trend. The availability of apps or smart watches that track user’s sport activity, motivate people to continue or even start following a fitness routine. These devices are available for almost any individual and unstructured sport, including running, cycling and weight lifting. However, such devices don’t offer today an accurate way to measure swimming activity. This is unfortunate, given swimming is one of the very few “low impact” sports, placing minimal burden on joints, ligaments and bones. Yet, at the same time, it is a high-intensity full body workout. With CHAZE we want to unleash the potential of swimming to make fitness and healthy exercise widely adopted. To do so, we are building a hand-wearable smart band. When a swimmer wears the band, the band’s sensors record the swimmer’s motion and pressure. This data allows our app to provide the swimmer with valuable feedback: An overview of the pace, distance, force and further metrics lets users check on their performance. A visualization and analysis of their stroke further lets them fine-tune their technique. The band should also help pro athletes to work on their technique and should help the rehabilitation process of people with bone or joint injuries, including osteoporosis patients. https://www.chaze-swim.com/...
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Chocolate Bunny

Tutorial – Makerspace

Easter

Beginner
Learn how to combine 3D printing and our vacuum thermoformer to make your own chocolate molds. Create your own chocolate bunny. General Information Costs for the Materials: CHF 7Time to build: 60min What you do This project will guide you through preparing a model for usage as a positive for a chocolate mold then printing it. You will then use the vacuum thermoformer to make your own chocolate molds. Afterwards you can make your own chocolates in whatever form you might want. How to start Press the get started button below.Read through the instructions.Ensure all prerequisites are met.Start making in the Makerspace and ask for help during Support Hours....
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Circuit

Active – Supported Project

Consumer Apps

Consumer goods

Health and wellbeing
We want AI to take your jobs... But not the ones you are getting paid for. The Circuit keeps your fridge full, with barely a text. \nWe are building an AI agent where you can fully delegate your grocery decisions. Just talk to it as you would to an assistant in a WA chat. We don't just offer a broad product catalog, or deliveries when you need them – The Circuit allows you to completely delegate grocery shopping. By understanding your preferences, helps you stick to the choices you deem healthier, saves money by getting what you need when you need it, and keeps your home stocked. We remember when our moms took care of the shopping, and we want to recreate that same feeling of being looked after, in a world that increasingly demands our time and attention....
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Circular Horizon

Alumni - Supported Project

Association/Club/Competition-Team

Environmental Sustainability
Circular Horizon is an association of around 40 bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. students from various study fields spread across universities in Switzerland. We strive to contribute to the climate challenge by building and scaling a sustainable and innovative carbon dioxide removal technology.We are currently developing a prototype for a pyrolysis reactor that is able to process biowaste to biochar....
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ClimaLinks

Active – Supported Project

Construction, architecture, built environment

Data-driven & Machine Learning
Discover ClimaLinks: Your AI-Powered Weather Relationship Management Solution Tired of being caught off guard by the weather? ClimaLinks is here to change the game. We're a groundbreaking software startup offering a unique Weather Relationship Management (WRM) platform designed to transform the way you plan your tasks: Weather Scoring System: Our AI engine converts forecasts into practical weather scores, customized for your specific needs.Windows of Opportunity Identifier: Easily find the perfect days for any task in the upcoming days.Planner Checker: Evaluate your schedule for weather risks and make the right adjustments to minimize potential disruptions.Schedule Builder: Generate an optimized schedule based on your tasks and ideal weather criteria. Experience the future of weather management and planning with ClimaLinks. Embrace the weather, and never be caught off guard again....
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Cookie Cutters

Tutorial – Makerspace

Gift Ideas

Household

Christmas

Beginner
Learn to 3D Print your own cookie cutters. Make your first self made kitchen utensils and make unique cookies. Start to fill your house with your own creations. General Information Costs for the Materials: CHF 3Time to build: 60min What you do We provide a variety of Christmas themed cookie cutter 3D models from which you can choose to print what you like. This way you can get started printing your own kitchen supplies. How to start Press the get started button below.Read through the instructions.Ensure all prerequisites are met.Start making in the Makerspace and ask for help during Support Hours....
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Cosmo

Alumni - Supported Project

Consumer Apps

Software Engineering
Cosmo is a social media app that revolves around saving your favorite locations - bars, restaurants, working spots etc. - and sharing these with your friends. Whether you don’t know where to invite your date for dinner or in a new city and don’t know where to go, Cosmo makes it easy to access your friends’ or favorite influencers’ curated recommendations. Recommendations are the most trusted marketing channel for leisure services / cultural institutions - and simultaneously, you can spread your good taste and document your favorite moments in the places you’re discovered....
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DIGIT SOIL

Alumni - Supported Project

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Environmental Sustainability

Hardware Engineering & Robotics

Software Engineering
Digit Soil is a team of experts in soil science, biotechnology, agronomy, and software engineering that aims to revolutionize agriculture and regenerate soils. We believe that farmers need accurate and directly interpretable information to farm sustainably, starting with an indication of the optimal amount, type, and timing of fertilizer application to improve their efficiency and foster the use of organic fertilizer. At Digit Soil, we have developed a technology that provides farmers with the information they need to optimize the use of both synthetic and organic fertilizers. Our device measures soil enzymatic activity, the biochemical process responsible for releasing nutrients to plants in the soil. By combining this data with current agronomic models and deep-learning approaches, we can provide farmers with the optimal timing, amount, and composition of fertilizer to increase nutrient uptake by crops, leading to a more sustainable and productive farming system....
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DLP Printed Christmas Ornaments

Tutorial – Makerspace

Digital Fabrication

Decorations

Christmas

Beginner
Print Christmas ornaments with our DLP printers. They allow for detailed Prints in gorgeous colors. Learn to make your own Christmas decor in our Makerspace. General Information Costs for the materials: CHF 1Time to build: 120min What you do We provide you with different ornaments to choose from. After slicing them, you simply have to 3D print them and finish them up with some processing. How to start Press the get started button below.Read through the instructions.Ensure all prerequisites are met.Start making in the Makerspace and ask for help during Support Hours....
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Easter Eggs Sachet

Tutorial – Makerspace

Textile

Easter

Beginner
This project will teach you how to sew a basic drawstring bag and add details with the cutting plotter. Learn simple sewing and combine it with cutting out stickers. General Information Costs for the Materials: CHF 3Time to build: 40min What you do This project guides you through sewing your own little bag for Easter eggs with creative graphics. Perfect for gifting or as Easter decor, these sachets add a special handmade touch to any occasion. How to start Press the get started button below.Read through the instructions.Ensure all prerequisites are met.Start making in the Makerspace and ask for help during Support Hours....
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Ememe

Active – Supported Project

Art, culture and entertainment

Data-driven & Machine Learning
Ememe Town — this is a town where AI characters live freely. With generative AI technology, NPCs (Non-Player Characters) autonomously engage in conversations, take actions, build relationships between characters, and live their everyday lives as they please. You can create a reality drama with AI characters, as if it were the Truman Show, by creating new AI characters living in this town, setting their personalities, and sometimes intervening in their actions. AI automatically generates a daily schedule based on your NPC's personality. They might oversleep, skip meals, rush to school, have silly conversations with friends, come back, stay up a bit late on social media, and then go to sleep... AI generates such daily life of your favorite character. NPC conversations are generated in real-time by LLM. And animations, too! Using our proprietary technology, AI predicts and outputs appropriate facial expressions and body animations from over 1,000 motion data options based on conversations and schedules. Your character will come to life, laugh, dance, and automatically output 3D animations without the need for complex development techniques. You can freely converse with AI characters! By taking on the inner voice of NPCs or becoming other NPCs in conversation, you can influence actions of NPCs. Encourage them to skip school or badmouth their boyfriend... Let’s see what NPCs do! (Don’t go overboard with pranking AI though.) In this town, unexpected events sometimes occur. Meteor collisions, visits from aliens, winning the lottery, murder cases... and you can create these events! Create slightly spicy surprising events and throw NPCs into the whirlwind of confusion. Upload your favorite 3D character models*! Summon your faves to the town as AI NPCs. You can freely set their personalities. Recreate the appearance and essence of your favorite characters! Ememe aims to be a new AI-driven storytelling platform. In the next development phase, we plan to transform Ememe Town an open-world, where a multitude of NPCs coexist. Additionally, we provide users with tools to develop various multiplayer events (game missions) taking place in the town....
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Engineers for Science

Active – Supported Project

Community empowerment

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Education

Software Engineering
Engineers for Science is an initiative around promoting software engineering best practices in research. We believe that great science requires great software. Unfortunately, many researchers struggle to write effective code, leading to poor software quality, slowing down scientific progress. That's where we come in. We connect researchers with experienced software engineers from the industry who can provide valuable feedback and guidance on best practices for software development. You can learn about some of these principles in our blog. By partnering with Engineers for Science, researchers can ensure that their software is a robust tool for their research and not a hindrance, enabling them to focus on their scientific discoveries. But it's not just about helping researchers. Our initiative also benefits software engineers who are looking to gain experience in mentorship and leadership. By working with researchers, the engineers can gain valuable insights into the latest scientific discoveries and can apply their skills in new and exciting ways. Join Engineers for Science today and help us bridge the gap between science and software engineering. Together, we can create better software and drive scientific progress forward....
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EQUIPSENT

Active – Supported Project

Education

Environmental Sustainability

Global development

Social Impact
***On the mission to Enable Education, Everywhere***In a world where a significant number of schools and laboratories have no access to suitable equipment for teaching and research activities, EquipSent steps in to make a difference.EquipSent collects functioning equipment that is no longer required from well-funded research institutions, corporate partners and schools mainly in chemical, biological and physical sciences, and distributes it among suitable destinations, according to the receiver’s needs. In this way, not only instrumentation gets a second life, reducing waste production, but students in places with fewer resources have access to hands-on education. ...
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ERducation

Alumni - Supported Project
ERducation is a small effort to use existing augmented reality, computer graphics and household smartphones to provide affordable solutions that make teaching for teachers and learning for primary school students, simpler and fun.Learning Chemistry Many students with parents from non-academic backgrounds or from underprivileged households do not have the resources to seek extra tutoring and do not have the possibility of optimal academic guidance at home. Some students face learning challenges like ADHD or Dyslexia. These students are more likely to underperform at school and schools may not have dedicated resources to target and uplift these students. Eventually, the students fall out of the track to pursue an academic degree and may never realise their true potential. ERducation is looking to help students in this quest. ...
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Estudio Saman

Active – Supported Project

Construction, architecture, built environment

Environmental Sustainability

Global development

Social Impact
We are Colombia's first real-estate developer focused on sustainable construction. We will help solve the housing crisis with regenerative materials that foster local economies while protecting our planet. We want to be market enablers of biobased construction in developing countries, starting with Colombia. For this, we have partnered with primary producers, farmers, local construction suppliers and builders associations. We are working along the supply chain to find untapped opportunities to achieve a regenerative built environment....
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ETHSG

Active – Supported Project

Community empowerment

Social Impact
The essence of ETHSG is to connect the people from ETH Zurich and the University of St. Gallen. Not only do we organise various events – from simple talks or panel discussions to workshops, social events and hackathons – we also offer our members the opportunity to post their ideas and projects on our platform so that interested and motivated students across both the ETH and the HSG may get in touch with them. The goal of ETHSG is to promote interdisciplinary collaboration at ETH and HSG. Through ETHSG people build their network and can meet like-minded people who have both tech and business backgrounds. Our diverse events and our platform offer the opportunity to acquire new skills and unleash your creativity to help shape the future....
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FanScore

Active – Supported Project

Community empowerment

Consumer Apps

Social Impact

Sports
FanScore is the definitive operating system for modern fandom, built to solve the universal challenge of fragmented fan engagement by unifying the entire sports experience into one super-app. Its core is a cohesive ecosystem that seamlessly fuses a powerful gamification engine, a dynamic social hub, a digital collectibles marketplace, and a direct commerce pipeline, creating the ultimate fan experience....
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Fempatch

Alumni - Supported Project

LifeScienceLab

Health and wellbeing

Social Impact
10% of reproductive women are effected by endometriosis and 10-13% struggle with PCOS. The hormone replacement industry was estimated to be 18.7 USD in 2022.The "one size fits all" approach is ineffective, causes headaches, mood changes and many more problems to women.Fempatch aims to create aptamer-based biosensors that measure concentration of estrogen and progesterone in blood at the comfort of your own home to model your unique cycle.We were part of the BioIncubate program in 2024 and supported by the SPH Life Science Lab....
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Fencyboy

Active – Supported Project

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages

Hardware Engineering & Robotics
Monitoring large electric fences for livestock (think of Australia) takes a lot of effort. Fencyboy makes a farmer's life much easier by providing a digital twin of the fence in the cloud.Multiple Fencyboys have been shipped to testers worldwide: Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, USA, South Africa and deployed locally here in Switzerland. Taking all the feedback into account, better versions of Fencyboy have been developed iteratively with a longer battery life of 3 years and a more durable enclosure for harsh environments.Background: One night, I had to catch our neighbor’s horse, which got loose after the pasture fence broke and went unnoticed while they were away on vacation. Inspired by that unexpected cowboy-style rescue mission, I began developing Fencyboy. ...
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Fidenso

Alumni - Supported Project
Large and complex organisation with a wide range of activities, many employees and multiple branches or departments are struggling to a) measure their carbon emissions from direct and particularly indirect sources such as procurement, third-party contractors, digital home office emissions and employee commuting, b) to determine what the financial cost, carbon savings and overall impact on climate change associated with potential reduction and compensating methods are. Fidenso is building a software accounting tool for sustainability officers to estimate the Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions of a large organisation with their available data to efficiently and comprehensively complete their annual carbon tracking and to formulate a cost- and carbon-effective strategy for reduction and compensation that can be proposed to the administration. ...
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Fix Your Stuff: Student Repair Cafè Zürich

Active – Supported Project

Community empowerment

Environmental Sustainability

Social Impact
To create a culture of sustainability and self-repair within the student community, reducing waste and promoting resourcefulness by empowering students to fix their belongings instead of discarding them.Until now we carried out more than **10 Repair Cafés**, where we provide tools, assistance and support, coffee and snacks. We **fixed a lot of stuff**, such as: clothing items, small electronics, furniture.Our main goal is to keep empowering students to repair their belongings and host many more Repair Cafés.The Student Repair Café started organically with Roman (ETH alumnus) and Maxime (PhD student), who loved tinkering, fixing things, and taking on technical challenges. They soon brought in Serena, who worked at the SPH Makerspace and shared their passion for hands-on repairs. Together, they turned their idea into a community-driven initiative where students can repair, learn, and connect....
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Flatable

Active – Supported Project

Construction, architecture, built environment
Flatable is a smart matching app for finding shared flats and compatible roommates quickly and safely. We’ve built and tested our MVP with over 100 real users, validating the core flow and improving based on feedback. We’ve established contacts with major housing offices and student organizations to secure early distribution channels. Our main goal is to become the leading shared flat platform in Switzerland and then expand across Europe....
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Floatz

Alumni - Supported Project

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Education

Software Engineering
floatz helps researchers find the most relevant and accurate science through novel AI architectures. 2 million scientific articles are published every year and, to make things worse, the disruptiveness of these articles has dropped by 90% over the last 50 years. How can a researcher find innovation in so much redundant information? The consequence is that researchers spend one year, on average, to write a successful project proposal that unlocks fundings. Practically, a researcher receives hundreds of articles every day from journals, newsletters etc. Most of it is irrelevant and they end up, after many hours, picking what seems useful while looking for novelty or impact. floatz provides a familiar and streamlined user experience. Researchers prompt for what they need and floatz uses AI to deliver relevant science and display it in a way that is easiest to digest. It combines the relevance capabilities of ChatGPT with the precision of scientific search engines like Google Scholar....
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FoilCoach

Active – Supported Project

Sports
The Foiling Session Tracker is a cutting-edge device designed to enhance your foiling experience by providing detailed insights into each session. Mounted securely on your board, this compact box automatically starts recording data when you begin your ride. It syncs with your smartphone to deliver a comprehensive overview of your foiling activity for the day, helping you monitor progress and stay motivated.Key features include automatic session detection, real-time data upload, and an overview of essential metrics. The device tracks total session duration, location, and average speed, offering valuable insights into your performance. While fitness watches might not fully support niche sports like pumpfoiling, the Foiling Session Tracker bridges this gap by adding metrics such as the number of sessions and a breakdown of session durations.This tracker not only captures essential metrics but also motivates by showing long-term progress. With the ability to review your daily activity and see how your performance evolves, you’ll have a clearer understanding of your foiling journey. The Foiling Session Tracker is perfect for both seasoned foilers and newcomers, providing data-driven insights to push your limits and achieve new milestones. ...
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FooDi

Alumni - Supported Project
Changing one’s (eating) habits is hard and information concerning healthy, eco-friendly diets can be overwhelming and contradicting. Therefore, we want to support people who want to make the change by creating a place for open exchange about environmentally friendly food. FooDi provides a cooking hub to meet, cook and learn from each other. FooDi, the cooking hub, offers a shared kitchen space, where community members can learn by cooking and eating with other food lovers to have a more sustainable and healthy diet. We offer guided and personalized activity on site! Our goal is to engage and empower individuals to make informed diet choices. Our three pillars are: learn-by-doing, fun and knowledge exchange. Our team is now composed of of three environmental engineers: Annie, Giovan Battista and Giulia. We are food and nature lovers. With this project, we are trying to combine our two passions!...
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Generai

Alumni - Supported Project

Software Engineering
We at Generai are building machine learning algorithms to generate art with AI, purely from text! Use Generai to create beautiful artworks to your liking, to serve as an inspiration or to introduce people to the wonderful world of AI art. Our vision is to be pioneers in the field of generative art while simultaneously enabling you to experience the power of cutting-edge research and use it to your needs. We are a team of four master students in Computer Science with backgrounds in business, machine learning and software engineering. We met back when we started our studies back in 2017, and already have experience working together on other projects. Emerging from a personal project on generative art, Generai was born early June 2022. Visit us on our website, where your personal AI artist will soon be ready to take your orders!...
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Green Toilet

Active – Supported Project

Environmental Sustainability

Global development

Social Impact
We are a dynamic team based in Brazil, Switzerland and Germany who voluntarily and respectfully dedicate their time, energy, and resources, to support communities without access to safely managed water and sanitation and reduce environmental pollution. How do we do it? At Green Toilet, Nature-based Sanitation Solutions (NBSS) are coupled with Citizen Science (CS) and Participatory Action to increase public awareness and help improve access to safe sanitation and drinking water and reduce the suffering of rural communities of the global south. Check out our website or reach out to our members to find out more. ...
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greenioty

Alumni - Supported Project

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages

Environmental Sustainability
Greenioty is an open source vertical farming project. We are creating adaptable and replicable vertical farming systems, that can be installed directly on site, e.g. in restaurants, canteens, supermarkets, or other public spaces. Our goal is to develop urban and vertical farming solutions to produce tastier, healthier, and more sustainable food while sharing all the documentation and data to enable anyone to produce food anywhere, at any time. We want to inspire and influence people to produce and consume better food and are aiming to reduce the huge gap of the current food system between the consumers and the producers....
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Helena.ai

Active – Supported Project

Chemical processes + compounds, biotech and pharmaceuticals

Data-driven & Machine Learning
We aim to improve drug-candidate selection by predicting the effect of drug perturbations on a virtual cell based on single-cell sequencing data. If successful, this should enable the development of more and better drugs.We are currently iterating on several models (autoencoders, drug embeddings, flow matching models) that work together to predict the effect of drug perturbations. Over the next months, we aim to scale up these approaches by several orders of magnitude both in data and compute.We met as students of the computational biology masters @ ETH and bonded during long, shared hours of exam preparation. We both care deeply about improving the grossly inefficient drug discovery process....
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Hephaistos

Active – Supported Project

Chemical processes + compounds, biotech and pharmaceuticals

Data-driven & Machine Learning
At Hephaistos, we are revolutionising the chemical, agricultural, and pharmaceutical industries with our innovative approach to enzyme catalysis. In today's rapidly evolving industries, the demand for efficient and sustainable processes is greater than ever. Conventional chemical synthesis, which is at the core of many industrial processes today, often relies on harsh conditions, toxic reagents and requires substantial energy, making it both environmentally and economically inefficient. However, nature itself presents a solution: enzymes. These natural biocatalysts operate under mild conditions, with high specificity and precision, create minimal by-products, while catalysing the same reactions used in conventional chemical synthesis. Despite their immense potential, suitable enzymes for all industrial applications are not always already found in nature. To solve this problem, we have created Hephaistos, a machine-learning (ML) model that learns from atomistic 3D structure data of existing enzymes. By using cutting-edge tools in protein engineering and bioinformatics, our model will be able to generate novel catalytic cores for any desired reaction – even on substrates not found in nature. We do not compete with existing enzymes, but instead create entirely new ones....
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Hier Summts

Active – Supported Project

Association/Club/Competition-Team

Art, culture and entertainment

Education

Environmental Sustainability
Insects play a central role in our ecosystems. They are important for pollinating various plants and form a substantial part of the food chain. Unfortunately, the diversity and quantity of insects has declined sharply in recent years and decades. Where they used to hum loudly, they are now silent. There are many reasons for this, ranging from intensification of agriculture to changes in land use patterns to the increasing threat of climate change. It is imperative to protect insects and their diversity. For this reason, Hier Summts is committed to raising awareness about the diversity of insects, their benefits and insect mortality throughout Switzerland by educating members and the general public about the importance of insects to local ecosystems. General knowledge about insect conservation is to be conveyed in as many ways as possible, such as through school visits, excursions and lectures. So far, we have been able to offer various events on entomology and biodynamic viticulture which are open to both members and non-members. Join our events and/or association to learn and discover much more about insects! ...
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House Of Charts

Active – Supported Project

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Health and wellbeing

Medical devices and diagnostics

Software Engineering
House of Charts revolutionizes hospital workflows by using advanced AI to automate clinical documentation, allowing medical staff to focus on patient care. Their privacy-preserving technology generates discharge reports, medical coding, and other essential documents, seamlessly integrating with existing systems to enhance efficiency across all specialties. ...
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Hydrode

Active – Supported Project

Energy and utilities

Environmental Sustainability

Hardware Engineering & Robotics
Green hydrogen is one of the most important pillars for a sustainable energy landscape in the next decade, and alkaline water electrolysis is so far the most mature industrial section for green hydrogen production. However, the efficiency of alkaline water electrolyzers (AWEs) is still limited to below 70% and the price is still much higher than nonrenewable energy sources such as fossil fuels. Our project focuses on enhancing the AWE efficiency and reducing the cost through scalable surface microengineering of the nickel electrodes. This innovation responds to boost the development of the cleanest renewable resource for a carbon-neutral future, which has broad potential customers ranging from academic researchers to energy companies seeking hydrogen-related solutions....
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Impromptu – AI art party game

Alumni - Supported Project
You know how AI generated images are kind of weird sometimes? That's what Impromptu is about! In Impromptu, you first think of something you'd like to see as an image - like "Cats sword fighting" and watch the weird image get made. None of the other players can see what great image you just generated. When even that one slow person has their prompt written, we'll show one of the generated images to all of the players. They will try to come up with what the prompt might have been and trick everyone into thinking theirs is the original. Then, everyone guesses what the AI prompt actually was. You get points for guessing right and also if someone guesses your prompt (whether fake or real). So now go! Get engulfed in the wacky world of AI generating anatomically incorrect hands with Impromptu!...
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INSTANT WINDOW PROJECT

Alumni - Supported Project
The Instant Windows Project aims at providing an inexpensive and reliable method to restore broken windows in conflict zones and areas affected by natural disasters. With Instant Windows, we offer a solution to quickly and easily repair broken windows by using a patent pending, translucent double-layer plastic sheet. It provides both daylight as well as insulation. A broken window may seem like a small problem – but depending on the climate, it can render homes uninhabitable, making their residents more vulnerable, endangering their health, and threatening them with displacement or homelessness. Every year, millions of people around the world are driven into this cycle of vulnerability for different reasons. One major reason is conflict. The Instant Windows project aims to intervene early on by offering a simple, inexpensive replacement for broken windows, restoring people’s shelter and preventing a slide into displacement and further vulnerability. Conflict simultaneously increases the risk of broken windows and makes them more difficult to repair: markets in affected areas are understocked, services are disrupted, and people’s financial resources are depleted. Shockwaves from shelling and explosions affect windows in a far larger radius than the explosion parameter. As conflict moves to more urban contexts, thousands of people lose vital protection against the elements. Instant Windows doesn’t aim to offer a flashy gadget, but rather an inexpensive tool that is both accessible and practical, even under extreme circumstances....
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Irmos (ex-SeismoHealth)

Alumni - Supported Project

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Hardware Engineering & Robotics

Software Engineering
Maximizing the safe life of bridges and buildings based on data Irmos'software translates vibrations of buildings and bridges due to wind or traffic into structural health metrics for a safer and more sustainable infrastructure. Based on a limited number of low-cost sensors that they developed, the software tracks key damage indicators and supports the decision making for optimial maintenance planning. Their solution attracted key infrastructure owners and top engineeing offices, counting already multiple pilot projects, including an 8-year monitoring contract with the Swiss federal office for the road network (ASTRA). The founders count 4 PhD and 6 MSc degrees in civil engineering, structural health monitoring, data science and robotics and the team is growing from 4 to 8 until the end of 2023....
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Iteratif, an inovative upcycling brand

Active – Supported Project

Apparel and textiles

Environmental Sustainability

Social Impact
Born from the desire to have an impact on the way we conceived second hand fashion, Iteratif makes the most out of anything to dress you with unique pieces, bringing along their own beautiful history. \n At Iteratif, we cherish the history of each piece of fabric. Besides highlighting the uniqueness of our creations, it also enables to reconnect with the clothes we are wearing. We believe it is essential to provide customer with the ability to b e conscious about their clothing to go away from fast fashion. By shedding light on the creating process, we hope to bring awareness and curiosity about the fashion industry. That's why we are providing a QR code on our creations so that future owners can trace back to the fabric's previous life as well as upcycling process....
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KissOfLife

Active – Supported Project

Apparel and textiles
We want to revolutionise the snowsports safety industry and become the new industry standard for avalanche protection gear. Our Goal is simple: ZERO avalanche fatalities from suffocation.We are developing an avalanche backpack with which you can breathe under the snow. We have developed our first Proof of Concept prototype which fulfils all functioning criteria. We are now working on an MVP that is scalable industrially and hope to present our first product by the winter season 25/26. If you are interested in our journey, or want to get involved yourself, feel free to reach out to us. We are always looking for interested coaches, investors and designers alike....
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Klimaplausch

Active – Supported Project
Klimaplausch is a student project that wants to engage with barriers to effective climate action. Climate action is often hindered due to the lack of exchange and discussion in society. We are seeking to establish productive, and trust enabling spaces for diverse stakeholders in society to engage with the topics of sustainability and possible solutions thereto. We undertake projects to engage with the countryside, scientific community and activists. The goals for these projects include developing effective tools in climate communication, developing an effective network of ambassadors from different communities, and enabling people to reflect on their values and roles in climate action....
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KORA LABS

Alumni - Supported Project

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages

Data-driven & Machine Learning
KORA LABS provides personalised and sustainable fertilisation plans for any farm.We believe that feeding the world should not destroy limited natural resources like groundwater and agricultural soils. Moreover, 60% of food is produced by farms smaller than 20 hectares. For this reason, we are on a mission to democratise precision agriculture. To do this, we develop agriculture management tools that make sustainable practices a reality and that can be used for farms of any size and type....
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Labwear Studios

Alumni - Supported Project

Environmental Sustainability
Labwear Studios is transforming fashion manufacturing to create a more equal, efficient and sustainable production solution. The fashion industry has a major sustainability problem. Clothing is produced in large quantities, shipped to Europe, put on sale and the remaining stock is tried to be sold with big discounts. However, 20-30% of the clothes produced cannot be sold and end up on a landfill. So far, the industry lacks an alternative model that prevents overproduction and eliminates market entry barriers, as currently the minimum quantities are too large for emerging designers to build their own brands with their own products.Team – Labwear Studios Labwear Studios manufactures clothing for fashion designers and brands in the best factories in Portugal starting at as few as 50 pieces. The production takes only 4-6 weeks, instead of the usual 6 months in Asia. The production system of Labwear is based on the idea of "Lean Manufacturing" and applies this system of the car industry to the fashion industry. Labwear optimizes production to the smallest possible quantities to produce more agile, faster, and without overproduction. In addition, the garments are designed for a circular economy. Finally, all designers are empowered to give free rein to their creativity and develop better fashion....
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Lasercut Christmas Coasters

Tutorial – Makerspace

Digital Fabrication

Gift Ideas

Christmas
Use the laser cutter to make cork coasters. Learn to make this simple Christmas gift in our Makerspace. General Information Costs for the Materials: CHF 2Time to build: 10min What you do We provide you with a template file for a Christmas themed coaster. You are free to adjust the design to fit your needs. Using the modified file you can then cut out any number of your own custom coasters. How to start Press the get started button below.Read through the instructions.Ensure all prerequisites are met.Start making in the Makerspace and ask for help during Support Hours....
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Lasercut Christmas Ornaments

Tutorial – Makerspace

Wood

Decorations

Christmas

Beginner
Laser cut your own Christmas ornaments and give your Christmas tree a custom touch. Learn to use our laser cutter to make house decor. General Information Costs for the Materials: CHF 7Time to build: 20min What you do We provide you with a variety of ornament files from which you can choose to laser cut whichever one you like. Then you need to use the laser cutter to cut out the individual shapes. Lastly you can assemble them into beautiful Christmas ornaments. How to start Press the get started button below.Read through the instructions.Ensure all prerequisites are met.Start making in the Makerspace and ask for help during Support Hours....
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Lasercut Egg Lamp

Tutorial – Makerspace

Electronics

Easter

Intermediate
Make your own egg shaped lamp for Easter. This project teaches you how to combine laser cutting and soldering to create home decor. General Information Costs for the materials: CHF 7Time to build: 90min What you do This project guides you through the laser cutting and assembling of the outer shell of the lamp, as well as soldering the electronics for your own piece of home decor. How to start Press the get started button below.Read through the instructions.Ensure all prerequisites are met.Start making in the Makerspace and ask for help during Support Hours....
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LEMNA PRO

Alumni - Supported Project
LemnaPro develops a technology that enables the sustainable and economic cultivation of Wolffia for human nutrition. Wolffia is a water plant with high levels of protein and a very rapid growth. It has traditionally been harvested and consumed in Asia. It is our aim to introduce it to Europe as a healthy and delicious food ingredient. The introduction of this novel crop into our food system will alleviate the pressure on natural resources related to protein production today. To achieve our aim in light of the above we are developing a tailored hydroponic system for Wolffia, which currently already yields 20 times more protein per area than soy....
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Lumia

Alumni - Supported Project

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Social Impact

Software Engineering
Revolutionizing Fair Hiring: Introducing AI-Powered Solution by Lumia! 🚀 Our cutting-edge platform empowers recruiters to make equitable decisions, by becoming aware of and overcoming unconscious biases that affect the hiring process. This is done through Lumia's Fairness Engine which is our one-of-a-kind model that is built on principles of fairness and is able to analyzes past hiring decisions to identify potential biases based on gender, age, race, and more. 📊 Boost diversity and attract top talent with our certification of inclusivity. Join us in shaping a future where every candidate is evaluated fairly. Learn more at our website....
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mã

Alumni - Supported Project
Mã is an innovative project at the university that aims to introduce children to the world of engineering and design. The project focuses on developing a domino machine kit that can automatically set up 10 dominos after they are pushed over. The kit is designed to be both educational and fun, providing an exciting way for children to learn about physics, engineering, and mechanics, and help them develop problem-solving skills. The kit is built using a combination of 3D printing, laser cutting, and electronics. The user manual provides detailed instructions and suggestions to help children get started with building and exploring the kit. The kit is designed to be both educational and fun, providing children with a hands-on learning experience that promotes creativity and problem-solving. Overall, Mã is a fantastic example of how innovation and education can come together to create something truly exciting and beneficial for children. By providing a hands-on learning experience, the kit inspires children to explore the world of engineering and design while promoting sustainability and creativity. ...
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Macropad with Raspberry Pi

Tutorial – Makerspace

Electronics

IOT - Internet of Things

Gadgets

Intermediate
Make a custom macropad with all the shortcuts you need. This project will teach you how to combine 3D printing and your electronics knowledge to create a useful tool for your computer. General Information Costs for the Materials: CHF 9Time to build: 60min What you do This project guides you through building a custom macropad with a Raspberry Pi Pico—a small, programmable keyboard that can run shortcuts and commands for tasks like editing, coding, or gaming. The Pico acts as the microcontroller, with mechanical switches wired to it and programmed using Thonny. How to start Press the get started button below.Read through the instructions.Ensure all prerequisites are met.Start making in the Makerspace and ask for help during Support Hours....
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Manukai

Active – Supported Project

Data-driven & Machine Learning

Hardware Engineering & Robotics

Software Engineering
Currently, more than 30% of total manufacturing costs and 50% of a worker’s time are devoted to translating designers’ plans into CNC machine code. At MANUKAI, our mission is to bridge the gap between design and production. To achieve this, we’re creating an intelligent assistant that simplifies the development process within Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) programs. Our system learns from CAM programmers’ preferences, streamlining programming efforts with suggestions. Additionally, our software actively oversees the programming process, continuously optimizing programs to reduce machine manufacturing time and enhance overall quality....
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Marmotian

Alumni - Supported Project

Education
Have you ever been inspired by an amazing article (e.g., on National Geographic, Scientific American, Wired)? Do you want to be the one to inspire people? The Internet has enough low-quality contents, especially on sciience and complex issues like environmental degradation. Books are too cumbersome for most people living a modern hustle lifestyle. The traditional magazine giants also settled in a specific niche with predictable content and is no longer producing novel inspiration. We need something better.The project Marmotian is launched recently (link below) after some grueling hours of rewriting and web design. It is intended to be an online magazine/inspiration hub. The main goal is the synthesize new knowlegde from diverse disiplines (~ philosophy to natural sciences, currently with a major focus on environmental issues), with a creative and story-telling style. Articles can range from an imaginative story, analytic essay, interview with experts about an exciting discovery or problem.There are 3 main sub-journals currently:1. Ideollurgy 2. Debatique 3. Poetry and shortsI am looking for teammates who share a passion of creating knowledge, creative writing, debate, graphic and web design, poetry, etc. Join me to spice up your life and mind!:) Contact me for more detail...
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Melior

Active – Supported Project

Art, culture and entertainment

Education
Melior’s mission is simple: make museums enjoyable for everyone. The company believes cultural knowledge should be easy to access, no matter who you are. Museums often present the same information to all visitors, which can be boring, confusing, or too time-consuming to understand. Melior wants to change this by making museum visits more personal and engaging. Melior turns your smartphone into a museum guide that adapts to you. It answers your questions and adjusts to your interests and knowledge level as you explore. Unlike standard audio guides, Melior creates a personal path through the museum just for you. The app works with museums to keep their vision intact while making exhibits more accessible. Museums also gain helpful data about how visitors interact with their collections....
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