See Finalists below. Stay tuned for announcement of Grand Prize winner in November

Create the Future Design Contest

Supported by Mouser

Mouser is pleased to sponsor the 24^th Create the Future Design Contest, a global challenge to engineers and innovators around the world to design the next great thing. Mouser, which has sponsored the contest since 2014, is joined again by valued manufacturers Intel^® and Analog Devices, Inc. as co-sponsors. The contest is produced by SAE Media Group, an SAE International Company. COMSOL is also a principal sponsor of the contest. Learn More »

2026 Contest Finalists

Aerospace & Defense Category

LZ Guardian AI: Ground-Deployed Safety for Helicopter Landing Zones
Charles Cain, Covington, United States

Automotive/Transportation Category

GenSteer™: Fail-Operational Steer-By-Wire without Redundant Electronics
Allison Salkeld, Waukesha, United States

Electronics Category

ScaldStop
Belal Nada Ali, London, United Kingdom

Energy, Power and Propulsion

A Transformative Battery Architecture That Changes What Batteries Can Do
Alfred Piggott, Novi, United States

Manufacturing & Materials Category

Supply Chain Independent SolidStir^® Additive Manufacturing
David Dress, Blackburg, United States

Medical Category

Regenerative Breast Tissue
Kianna Young, Denver, United States

Robotics & Automation Category

MyoStep: A Soft Exoskeleton with Smart Actuators for Pediatric Gait Assistance and Rehabilitation
Sarai Juarez Uribe, Houston, United States

Helpful Tips

The best entries clearly and concisely answer all of the following questions and are accompanied by an illustration that compliments and illuminates the text:

What problem does your design idea solve?
What are the potential benefits?
How is your idea novel or an improvement on what is currently available in the marketplace?
Where would this idea be applied?
What is the market potential?
How does your design work?
How would your product be manufactured?
How would the production cost compare with products already in the marketplace?

The best design ideas will: