2025 MAKERS LEAGUE
Makers League: HSE in Industry 5.0
Imagine a future where people and robots work side by side—not just to speed things up, but to create workplaces that are safer, smarter, and more sustainable. That’s the vision of Industry 5.0: a world where technology and humans collaborate, the environment is respected, and worker well-being comes first.
This challenge invites MAKERS teams to develop innovative solutions that improve Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) practices in this evolving industrial landscape. In Industry 5.0, HSE is more than rules—it’s smart, human-centered, and sustainability-driven. It’s about using technology to build greener, safer, and healthier workspaces where both people and machines can thrive.
To design or build a new service or product, teams can use the human-centered Design Thinking approach. If a team decides to redesign or improve an existing product or system, they must use the Whole System & Life Cycle Thinking sustainable design approach. Teams must present a model of their innovation, and describe their team process as part of the judging process. The model should effectively demonstrate a core aspect or functionality of the proposed innovation. This demonstration can take various forms of functional prototyping, mock-ups, software demos, and preliminary analysis, tailored to the solution.
Challenge Deliverables
- Portfolio summarizing the team’s design approach: Design Thinking or Whole System & Life Cycle Thinking
- Design and build a functional model of solution
- Create a poster explanation of solution
- Deliver a 5-7 min presentation
- Portfolio résumant l'approche de conception de l'équipe : Design Thinking ou Whole System & Life Cycle Thinking
- Concevoir et construire un modèle fonctionnel de solution
- Créer une affiche explicative de la solution
- Faire une présentation de 5 à 7 minutes
Teams will be judged on each of the following deliverables:
- Portfolio of Design (content, aesthetic/organization)
- Solution Model (idea, imagination, creativity, aesthetics, workmanship, within budget)
- Poster (content, aesthetic/organization)
- Presentation (content, clarity, team work)
Each deliverable will receive a score of (10)- Exemplary, (8)- Competent, (6)- Developing, (4)- Marginal or (2)-Needs Major Support.
Penalties: Teams will receive a 1 point deduction for every day that the portfolio is late and a 1 point deduction for every dollar over the $200 budget limit.
Les équipes seront évaluées sur chacun des livrables suivants :
- Portfolio de conception (contenu, esthétique/organisation)
- Modèle de solution (idée, imagination, créativité, esthétique, qualité de fabrication, respect du budget)
- Affiche (contenu, esthétique/organisation)
- Présentation (contenu, clarté, travail d’équipe)
Chaque livrable recevra une note de :
- (10) - Exemplaire
- (8) - Compétent
- (6) - En développement
- (4) - Marginal
- (2) - Nécessite un soutien majeur