Live design competitions have been one of the best ways for new (and existing) designers to showcase their chops and get great exposure without having to pull out their portfolios. Additionally, watching a mouse arrow dive through command menus and toolbars can be one of the best ways of re-imagining a software program or getting…

Yes, you heard that right. Not one, not two, not three-hundred, but 908 robots that can assess what’s dirty in your home and…well, clean your house for you. 23-year-old industrial design student Adrian Perez Zapata recently took first place in Electrolux’s 2013 Design Lab competition in which his concept ‘Mab’ explores the automation-network of bees…

Thanks to everyone who entered the SolidSmack Awesome Sauce Design Contest! You can view all the entries on GrabCAD here. ALl the entries are being judged and the results will be announced Friday, September 30th, 2011 here on SolidSmack and at GrabCAD. Thank you once again for joining in the competition! Welcome the first annual…