Rod wins competition with Meccano Spykee Robot
Meccano Spykee Robot
The judges were really impressed with the level of detail and complexity of the modelling techniques used to create 'Meccano Spykee Robot' and felt that is was a worthy winner of the grand prize.
”Francesca Kirby of the CAD competition.
Winner of the 2010 CAD competition, Rod Gritten
Final year Product Design student, Rod Gritten, has been announced the Winner of the 2010 CAD Competition and has won a two month paid placement with Innovative Product Design Ltd for his 'Meccano Spykee Robot'.
The competition
The 2010 national CAD competition was open to all students enrolled on a Higher Education course and was judged in four different catergories depending on their year of study.
The competition entries were judged by industry professionals in Product Design and experts from Solid Solutions, a CAD supplier of 3D SolidWorks software.
Rod's winning entry
Rod entered the national competition in the final year student category with his 'Meccano Spykee Robot'.
His winning robot was a Pack and Go assembly of ten sub-assemblies and 51 part files. Internal parts were produced from Pro E and external parts, including all assemblies in SolidWorks.
Francesca Kirby of the CAD competition said: "The judges were really impressed with the level of detail and complexity of the modelling techniques used to create 'Meccano Spykee Robot' and felt that is was a worthy winner of the grand prize."
The prize
There was one grand prize winner chosen for each year group.
The overall winner of each group was offered a two month, paid summer placement at Innovate Product Design, a vibrant design consultancy and the UK's leading invention development company.
Rod's winning entry will also be featured on the Cadooku model exchange website and in publications such as DEVELOP3D and Eureka.
Winners
A list of winners from the other year groups can be found at www.cadcompetition.com along with highly commended entries.
