Interested in innovation? Then the sandbox is for you. The sandbox provides a creative and collaborative space to engineering students involved in small projects, pre-professional competitions and entrepreneurial endeavours. Apply your technical knowledge, develop your hands-on experience and join a community of innovators!

Ideate. Collaborate. Create.

The Sandbox will provide you with the space and equipment that your project needs. Students in the space can take advantage of group meeting area and presentation equipment. Multiple design stations provide a suitable spot to spend many hours working on a design. Finally, to help bring a project to life the room has electrical workstations and a tool bench.

Members of the Sandbox will be given storage space for their projects and the ability to access the space at all hours.

Team membership

CEED Team Space Membership

All student teams in the Faculty of Engineering are encouraged to apply for CEED Team Space Membership.

Membership provides access to either the Sandbox or the JMTS, allowing your team to work within the community of students, professors, and industry members working to ensure uOttawa engineering teams succeed.

To be eligible for CEED Team Space Membership your team must consist of a majority of students from the Faculty of Engineering and must demonstrate a desire to participate in design competitions. Apply now!

Opportunities for teams

By joining a team or creating a new one, you will be able to expand your knowledge beyond the classroom and get a practical hands-on experience that all employers want! You will also have an opportunity to network with mentors, industry and other students while having lots of fun!

Competitions

Competition nameDisciplinePrototypeRegional/ National/ Global
Ontario Public Works Ottawa Chapter Student Paper CompetitionCivilPaperOttawa
PEO student paper nightOpenPaperOttawa
Canadian National Concrete Canoe Competition (CNCCC)OpenYesCanada
Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC)OpenPaperCanada
Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS) Undergraduate Thesis Competition (individual & group)CivilPaperCanada
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) National Capstone Design Project CompetitionCivilPaperCanada
Great Northern Concrete ToboganCivil/ Mech/ EECSYesCanada
Ontario Engineering Competition (OEC)OpenYesCanada
Student Unmanned Air Systems (SUAS)OpenYesCanada
American Concrete Institute (ACI) concrete egg protection device design competitionCivilYesInternational
ASME Design Review CompetitionOpenPaperInternational
ASME/FIRST Robotics CompetitionOpenYesInternational
ASME Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC)Mech/ EECSYesInternational
ASME Innovation showcase (ISHOW)OpenYesInternational
ASME Innovative Design Simulation (IDSC) ChallengeMech/ EECSPaperInternational
ASME Student Design CompetitionOpenYesInternational
ASME Student Design ExpositionsOpenYesInternational
First International Interactive Symposium on Ultra High Performance ConcreteCivilYesInternational
IAM3D ChallengeOpenYesInternational
Intelligent Ground Vehicle CompetitionOpenYesInternational
International Aerial Robotics Competition (IARC)OpenYesInternational
International Engineering Competition (IEC)OpenPaperInternational
Maritime RobotXOpenYesInternational
RoboBoatOpenYesInternational
RoboCupOpenYesInternational
RoboSubOpenYesInternational
SAE SupermileageMech/ EECSYesInternational
Shell EcomarathonMech/ EECSYesInternational
SAE Aero DesignMech/ EECSYesInternational
SAE BajaMech/ EECSYesInternational
SAE Clean SnowmobileMech/ EECSYesInternational
SAE FormulaMech/ EECSYesInternational
University Rover Challenge (URC)Mech/ EECSYesInternational

Using the space

Rules

  1. Clean up after yourself.
  2. Be courteous, helpful, and respectful to your peers.
  3. Each machine has material restrictions and training requirements that you will have to satisfy before using it. If in doubt, please ask.
  4. The room may be used for special events from time to time, respect these events and do not interrupt.

Contact us

Sandbox

CBY B109A (map)
161 Louis Pasteur
Ottawa ON Canada
K1N 6N5

[email protected]