Name: The CAD Challenge 2026
Start: 2026-09-12T00:00:00.000-04:00
End: 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000-04:00
Location: The CAD Challenge 2026

The CAD Challenge 2026

Put your 3D design skills to the test in our CAD hackathon!

Who can participate

Above legal age of majority in country of residence
Students only
Companies/professional organizations excluded from participation
All countries/territories, excluding standard exceptions

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About the challenge

The CAD Challenge was created to help aspiring designers gain experience in creating products. We are a team of UC Berkeley engineering students who are passionate about helping our fellow students gain practical, real-world product-designing experience using CAD software.

Get started

Sign up for the CAD Challenge on this Devpost, and we will have a secondary registration link where you can officially join/form teams coming soon!

More information can be found at https://www.thecadchallenge.org/

Requirements

Challenge Prompt

Design or redesign a physical product that reduces motor-access barriers in a common hobby or leisure activity. Your design should support people with motor disabilities in participating with greater comfort, choice, safety, or independence. Teams should identify a specific hobby, a specific access barrier, and the intended user context, then explain how their design improves usability in a way that is respectful, inclusive, and responsive to the user’s needs.

Submission Requirements

Assembly Files: Zip file with all STP and assembly files required to open components and assembly

Supplemental Materials: Maximum 4 page PDF including any sketches and other forms of visual or technical documentation (ethics reviews, product feasibility, AI prompts and citations, etc.)