ECOPATAS
SMART
Smart Urban Bench & Sustainable Pet Shelter
Breaking Departmental Barriers
THE CHALLENGE
Design and build a functional
piece of urban furniture
that seamlessly serves both
citizens and stray animals,
integrating modern sustainability metrics
with practical ergonomics.
📐 Complete product modeling, designing and technical drawing
using Autodesk Fusion software;
🖨️ Transforming the digital model into
a real prototype divided by parts through 3D printing;
🔧 Complete creation of the electrical diagram,
and a full report on functionalities and characteristics;
Final Prototype
THE REAL CHALLENGE
This project was submitted to a University challenge tailored exclusively for Civil Engineering, Urbanism, and Architecture majors.
As Computer And Mechanical Engineering students,
we participated as complete outsiders.
Yet, we delivered a physical, fully animated, and meticulously calculated product
that challenged the boundaries of the competition.
Throughout this journey, we faced an environment where departmental origins seemed to carry more weight than the undeniable quality of the innovation delivered. We navigated institutional hurdles, bureaucratic delays, and an unyielding lack of transparency regarding evaluation appeals.
Despite being politically steered into a second-place finish - while receiving candid acknowledgments from faculty that the decision was driven by institutional protectionism - we achieved our true objective.
The global tech market does not care about your curriculum grid or department lines;
It cares about what you can build.
We built the superior solution,
proved that innovation cannot be compartmentalized,
and validated our capacity for rapid, extreme execution.
Our courage and the result, are the proof of this.