12-11-2014, 07:02 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-11-2014, 07:04 PM by panamaniac.)
From the Velocity Foundry - Ansik Inc:
Startup locks onto solution for falling car hoods
Waterloo Region Record
By Terry Pender
KITCHENER — Shiva Bhardwaj helped out in his father's auto repair shop in Etobicoke since he was 12 years old and saw mechanics get seriously injured when vehicle hoods suddenly slammed down on their heads or hands. ...
Bhardwaj decided to do something about the problem in a project during his final year of studies in electrical engineering at the University of Waterloo. From his experience in his dad's shop, Bhardwaj knew what was needed — a small, strong device that holds up 45 kilograms (100 pounds) and can be put in place using one hand while the other hand holds up the hood.
Right away Bhardwaj knew he was onto something, and turned down job offers after graduating in April to pursue his idea full time. The product he came up with is called ShockLock.
Bhardwaj teamed up with Nitish Pahwa, who studied mechanical engineering at UW, and Yashin Shah, who is in the last term of his degree in speech communication and management studies, also at UW.
The trio founded Ansik Inc. to develop ShockLock. The startup was given a $3,000 grant from the City of Kitchener last summer and also received a $5,000 grant from the Vaughn Business and Economic Development Centre. (Bhardwaj's parents live in Vaughn). It recently won $5,000 in the Velocity Fund competition.
Ansik is located in the Velocity Foundry, the space UW opened up earlier this year in downtown Kitchener for hardware startups. ...
http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5200...car-hoods/
Startup locks onto solution for falling car hoods
Waterloo Region Record
By Terry Pender
KITCHENER — Shiva Bhardwaj helped out in his father's auto repair shop in Etobicoke since he was 12 years old and saw mechanics get seriously injured when vehicle hoods suddenly slammed down on their heads or hands. ...
Bhardwaj decided to do something about the problem in a project during his final year of studies in electrical engineering at the University of Waterloo. From his experience in his dad's shop, Bhardwaj knew what was needed — a small, strong device that holds up 45 kilograms (100 pounds) and can be put in place using one hand while the other hand holds up the hood.
Right away Bhardwaj knew he was onto something, and turned down job offers after graduating in April to pursue his idea full time. The product he came up with is called ShockLock.
Bhardwaj teamed up with Nitish Pahwa, who studied mechanical engineering at UW, and Yashin Shah, who is in the last term of his degree in speech communication and management studies, also at UW.
The trio founded Ansik Inc. to develop ShockLock. The startup was given a $3,000 grant from the City of Kitchener last summer and also received a $5,000 grant from the Vaughn Business and Economic Development Centre. (Bhardwaj's parents live in Vaughn). It recently won $5,000 in the Velocity Fund competition.
Ansik is located in the Velocity Foundry, the space UW opened up earlier this year in downtown Kitchener for hardware startups. ...
http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5200...car-hoods/