Industrial Design degree grad wins Best in Show, two other awards
Many of Humber’s graduating Industrial Design degree students recently participated in the 10th annual Rocket Show competition.
Eric Springate won Best in Show, the Red Dot Awards Book and the Juror’s Choice award for his project - HYFORCE - a Hydrogen-powered Robotic Combine Harvester.
Springate’s project addressed the issue of modernizing mainstream combine harverters by designing a lightweight, autonomous machine. Key features include GPS control, hydrogen power, and a system which separates the crop into modular drop bags for collection. These innovations reduce both overall equipment weight, and operating costs, making this a lighter, cleaner, smarter, and more economical harvester.
Rocket is a competition sponsored by the Association of Chartered Industrial Designers of Ontario (ACIDO) that features the work of graduating students from Humber College, Carleton University and OCAD.
Other Humber winners include:
Vic Sahadeo, AUTOY – Toy for Children with Autism, Industry sponsored award - Agile Manufacturing: Rapid Prototyping Services Prize
Jake Edding, BIOWEBIX – Ecological & Sustainable Systems Learning Toy, Industry sponsored award- Develpro: Autodesk Award: Alias Design & Maya Software Licenses Prize
Alicia Moore, AGRIPLEX – Small-scale Urban Garden System, Consumer category – Juror’s Choice
Phillippe Savignac - CEREBRAL V – Injury-reducing Motorcycle Helmet, Consumer category – Honourable Mention
Mike Speare, XERO – Intelligent Hydration for Competitive Cyclists, Sports and Recreation category – Juror’s Choice
About Humber’s School of Applied Technology
Humber’s School of Applied Technology offers the most comprehensive range of interdisciplinary programs that focus on design and sustainability. Within the framework of a polytechnic vision, the school offers four-year bachelor degrees, two and three-year advanced diplomas, certificates and apprenticeships. Students have access to the latest software technology, facilities and equipment and receive hands-on training in innovative labs. Faculty are current industry professionals.
About Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Established in 1967, Humber is one of Canada’s leading postsecondary institutions. Committed to student success through excellence in teaching and learning, Humber serves more than 21,000 full-time students and 55,000 continuing education registrants. With an internationally recognized reputation for quality learning, Humber offers a wide-range of career-focused opportunities for students to personalize their educational path. Our 150 full-time programs include four-year bachelor’s degrees, two and three-year diplomas, one and two-year certificates, and apprenticeship training. As a founding member of Polytechnics Canada, Humber offers students the opportunity to participate in applied research projects that find solutions for issues confronting small and medium-sized enterprises. Humber is one of 12 Vanguard Learning Colleges as identified by the League for Innovation, and the League’s only Canadian board member. Humber finished first in its class in the highly regarded Community College Survey of Student Engagement in 2009 in each of four categories, including Active and Collaborative Learning, Student Effort, Academic Challenge and Student-Faculty Interaction. More than 85 per cent of Humber graduates are employed within six months of completing their studies. For more information, visit humber.ca.
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