Dates

November 19th - 23rd, 2025

Eligibility

  • Must be a high school or college student.

  • Must use Autodesk Fusion software to CAD the product.

  • Must abide by AI rules set forth in Resources.

Project and Submission Requirements

  • Design a product based around the design prompt.

  • Prepare a short video or presentation pitching the design and outlining your process.

  • Document your research, brainstorming, and sketches.

Prizes

  • 1st Place

    • $150 cash prize

    • AOPS:  $25 off programs redeemable on AOPS webstore (up to 4 recipients)

    • Polymaker: 3 codes for $50 USD on the us.polymaker.com store

    • Digital Odyssey: Free website + 3 months free hosting + 50% on monthly hosting ($60 ---> $30) (1 ticket for each member)

  • 2nd Place

    • $100 cash prize

    • Digital Odyssey: Free website + 1 months free hosting + 50% on monthly hosting ($60 ---> $30) (1 ticket for each member)

    • Polymaker: 1 code for $50 USD on the us.polymaker.com store

  • 3rd Place

    • $50 cash prize

    • Digital Odyssey: 3rd place: Free website + 50% on monthly hosting ($60 ---> $30) (1 ticket for each member)

    • Polymaker: 1 code for $50 USD on the us.polymaker.com store

  • Mittens Award

    • Digital Odyssey: Free website + 6 months free hosting. 1 ticket for the team. Digital Odyssey x FTC Mittens sponsored award/plaque.

  • All participants

    • Autodesk: free swag for all

    • Balsamiq Cloud: free 30-day subscription

    • Moodfit: free 60-day subscription 

    • Camfer: free software

Judging Criteria and Winner Selection

  • 60% Product Design

    • 30% Function

      • 3 - Product seems easily accessible/simple to use; achieves problem statement

      • 2 - Product is unintuitively designed but still achieves problem statement

      • 1 - Product does not seem like it would achieve problem statement well

      • 0 - No submission

    • 20% Problem Statement

      • 2 - Problem is well-defined and fits under the theme of a common convenience product

      • 1 - Problem is a little too open-ended/too “niche”

    • 10% Aesthetics

      • 1 - Product appears refined

  • 40% Supplementals

    • 30% Documentation

      • 3 - Clearly shows steps taken, explains design choices and product function

      • 2 - Omits one of the three

      • 1 - Only one of the three

    • 10% Presentation

      • 1 - Presentation looks reasonably neat, video looks somewhat rehearsed/prepared

  • If Mittens Award:

    • Given to highest-placing team who opted in, based on DigitalOdyssey criterion