Apply for i-PRO Future Design Challenge 2021. When you hear the word future, you may look forward to it with optimism. Going forward is seen as a positive thing, but there will still be challenges in the future. i-PRO Future Design Challenge is an effort to solve problems through the power of design. This challenge is for innovative students or other designers who want to help create the technology of the future.

About i-PRO

Panasonic i-PRO Sensing Solutions Co., Ltd., is a global leader of advanced sensing technologies in the fields of Intelligent Surveillance, Public Safety, and Industrial/Medical Imaging. Established in 2019, i-PRO was built on a legacy of over 60 years of innovation with Panasonic.

The company’s products, software and services extend human senses to capture moments of truth with innovations that inform and protect. In order to help create a safer world, Panasonic i-PRO Sensing Solutions Co., Ltd., supports the work of professionals who protect and save lives.

Awards

1 person or 1 group

• ¥300,000 JPY (Approx. $2,700 USD)
• Future Design Challenge award
• Meeting with i-PRO engineers for potential prototype creation
• Mentoring sessions with one of the judges
• Featured in media

2 people or 2 groups

• ¥100,000 JPY (Approx. $910 USD)
• Future Design Challenge award
• Meeting with i-PRO engineers for potential prototype creation
• Mentoring sessions with one of the judges
• Featured in media

Criteria

•  i-PRO Future Design Challenge is open to the public and challenges designers, engineers, entrepreneurs, organizations to submit their innovative design concepts relevant to Future Design Challenge 2021 Theme.

Submission

Applicants must upload their files to a cloud folder (e.g. Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.) and share the link

• Concept name
• Concept description
• Sketches, photos, design files that showcase the concept
• Presentation (could be a presentation report, pitch video, etc.)

Timeline

• 8th July: Competition opens
• 31st August: Competition ends
• 1st Sept – 31st Oct: Judging period
• 18th November: Announce Award Winners

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