Garage Events

Open House

Come on down and see for yourself what we do here at Garage@CresPion! Every year, in collaboration with Studio, an open house is held to let interested residents and students experience Garage@Crespion through hands-on demonstrations and personal interaction with our Project Mentors. With the variety of equipment and projects available, we’ll be sure to give you a glimpse of the learning journey we offer to the Garage community!

 

Workshops & Competitions

Garage@CresPion frequently holds talks and workshops for CresPion residents and CN Yang Scholars to experience out-of-classroom learning. Such workshops are initiated by the Garage Residential Mentors and are mostly taught by our own mentors or residents. Due to constraint in resources, these workshops have limited vacancies. Prior to the workshops, sign up links will be sent out through the CresPion Halls or CNYSP office and the sign-ups are usually on a first-come-first-served basis. As such, we appeal to all students who signed up to attend the workshops and not deprive another of the chance to learn.

A cornerstone of startup culture is that ideas need to be commercialised to have a shot at changing the world. This means needing to protect your ideas and innovations from copycats and competitors, which means knowing how to secure your intellectual property rights. Should you file a patent or keep trade secrets? What about trademarks and copyrights? And what role does NTU play in the IP process?

We've invited an IP expert from NTU's innovation and enterprise arm NTUitive to explain the gist of IP and help dispel your doubts about this timelessly confounding topic. Look out for the email from Garage@CresPion regarding the sign-up procedure to avoid missing an important plank in your startup journey!

Students listening with rapt interest as Mr Benson Ang from NTUitive engaged them in IP-related topics.

​In the modern world of efficiency, automation is key. At the heart of these automation lies the humble microcontroller. Arduino is a simple easy-to-use microcontroller that can be coded to perform a series of instructions such as sensing and responding to physical stimuli, e.g light. It is an easily customisable platform, allowing users to modify functions of electronics and creating endless possibilities for its applications!

The Arduino workshop is designed to teach complete beginners on the basics of using an Arduino kit, followed by some introduction to sensing and motor control. It will then be rounded off with an automated motor race to apply the skills learnt during the workshop. This workshop has been conducted by one of our residents, and prior experience is not required! So do look out for the email from Garage@CresPion regarding the sign-up procedure!

Trainer Mr Ong Bee Lee, a 2nd year CN Yang scholar, assisting the participants in troubleshooting the set-up of the Arduino. Participants testing out their remote control bumper car, controlled by Arduino through simple coding.
​Citizens of Amsterdam in Holland may soon be setting foot on the first-ever 3D-printed bridge made of steel in a gravity-defying and ground-breaking project by Dutch start-up MX3D, in a dazzling display of the advancement of 3D printing technology in recent years. How would you like to make your very own 3D printing project come to life, whether it be a kick scooter or a rocket?

Find out by signing up for Garage@CresPion’s 3D printing workshop! With our very own 3D printer and trainer, come and immerse yourself in a world of endless possibilities where we introduce you to the basics of 3D printing and how it can be applied to practical situations, and let your creative juices flow! Look out for the email from Garage@CresPion regarding the sign-up procedure!

Students listening attentively to the lecturer Mr Yap Chor Yen, CN Yang alumni, as he explains how the 3D printer software works.

​Have a great idea in mind but need to prove that it works without building an expensive prototype? Or perhaps you're a person of science and have a ton of data from experiments that need to be analysed and visualised? MATLAB may be just what you're looking for!

MATLAB is a general-purpose platform for computational mathematics supported by numerous toolboxes that makes the most essential algorithms from signal processing to optimisation, to the simulation of dynamical systems readily available for implementation in your projects. It comes with built-in graphical tools to help you get the most out of your data and results.

The MATLAB workshop will familiarise you with the MATLAB programming environment and equip you with the basic knowledge of the MATLAB scripting language. An email from Garage@CresPion regarding the sign-up procedure will be sent out prior to the workshop so stay tuned!

Mentor explaining MATLAB algorithms to students, as the trainer Mr Kah Hong Jun, residential mentor of CresPion Halls, lectures on the MATLAB concepts.
​Cool new products are being developed every day, from sleek smartphones to futuristic electric automobiles. Ever wondered how they were designed, and want to get started on creating the next big thing today? This workshop may just be what you've been waiting for.

SolidWorks is a user-friendly computer-aided design (CAD) software widely used in both academia and industry for the design of prototypes and products. Its parametric feature-based approach to 3D modelling is intuitive and allows users to get started with minimal training.

This workshop will instruct you in the basics of parametric 3D design, including a guided tutorial in creating 3D printable designs. Stay tuned to sign up for the workshop to turn your ideas into reality!
*3D printing knowledge not included.

A group of 3 residential mentors planned and trained the students in the skills required to effectively use the SolidWorks programme in preparation for the 2016 Singapore International 3D Printing Competitions.

2016 Singapore International 3D Printing Competitions

Organised by the Singapore Centre for 3D Printing (SC3DP), the 2016 Singapore International 3D Printing Competitions challenged aspiring designers to create eyewear and shoes that combine both creativity and functionality. The SolidWorks workshop was organised to equip the participants with the necessary skills to design such fashion wear.

Fully sponsored by Garage@CresPion and mentored by the Garage@CresPion 3D printing mentor team, we have two CN Yang teams who participated in the eyewear competition, under the tertiary category.

Assisted by our 3D printing mentor team, Tan Young Kiat Zenn, a 3rd year CN Yang scholar, designed a Google glass-inspired monocle that is forward-looking and fashionable yet functional as well. His inspiration stemmed from the recent trend of wearable technology such as smartwatches as well as the rumours of Google Glass.

"The Garage mentor team was extremely willing to help and give guidance. Edgar always answered my emails and questions whether he was in the Garage personally or not, and I learnt a lot about the actual printing process that we, as designers, do not usually see. I found out that the filling inside the 3D piece can be customized to different densities, which makes sense for early-stage prototyping to save material. It was a fruitful process and now that I have a piece under my belt, I am more than ready to explore further!" – Zenn Tan

The monocle by Zenn Tan is inspired by the Google glass concept and is simple in its lines, with a foldable shaft.
On the other hand, Ang Kheng and his group wanted a design that speaks to everyone, which led them to their design consisting of various iconic Singapore landmarks. Some of these include Gardens by the Bay, the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and the Marina Bay Sands (MBS).

"The mentors at Garage@CresPion were extremely helpful. On many occasions, we thought we had everything going well for us. However, thanks to the mentor's input, we figured that something was missing. In 3D printing, such forecasting ability is extremely helpful as materials are not cheap and taking hours to print something that was not intended for is precious time wasted. We learnt quite a fair bit on SolidWorks and was introduced to useful features such as auto-tracing! Apparently, a sketch can be auto-generated on SolidWorks as long as a suitable image is utilised. How useful!  This pair of spectacles wouldn't have been possible without anyone of us. One can only do so much. As a team, we achieved beyond our imaginations. Another important lesson for us is that learning never stops. The sheer number of features is SolidWorks is overwhelming and mastering all of them would probably take more than a lifetime. While we didn't emerge as the winner eventually, we are happy to have participated and we are all winners in our own rights." – The Visioneer group

Designed by (from left) Roselyn Yeo Yan Ling, Ong Zhen Ai Delia, Pang Chen Hui, Ang Kheng and Li Yanling, this eyewear is a three-piece spectacles enthused with iconic Singapore elements such as the Singapore Flyer, MBS and the Changi Airport.