Lauri Poldre, Author at GrabCAD Blog

About Lauri Poldre

Lauri joined GrabCAD at the beginning of 2011. He has over 14 years of experience in sales, marketing and business development in the high-tech industry. Prior to joining GrabCAD, Lauri worked for several companies in the fields of ERP, computer network infrastructure and interactive 3D solutions based on technologies from Microsoft, Cisco Systems and others. Lauri holds an MSc of Computer and Systems Engineering from Tallinn University of Technology. Lauri's passions include clean energy, product design, aerospace and protecting the environment.

Project spotlight: Solar Impulse 2 – An Exploration To Change The World

Solar Impulse 2 is a long-range solar-powered aircraft project. The project eventually hopes to achieve the first circumnavigation of the Earth by a piloted fixed-wing aircraft using only solar power. The project is... read more →

Johammer Electric Motorcycle Breaks the Rules

The Johammer J1 is one of the first production electric motorcycles to break the 124 mile range mark. The bike looks unique and is an unexpectedly cutting edge electric chopper with a reinvented... read more →

Meet the Winners: SimScale Truck Underrun Challenge

This was one of the most difficult GrabCAD Challenges yet. Engineers balanced both design and technical requirements while using SimScale software to optimize their truck underrun solutions. Our winners created lighter... read more →

April 30, 2014
Lauri Poldre
CAD files and models, Competitions, Open Engineering

Meet the winners: Razor Scooter Challenge

The 'Get Radical' Razor PowerWing Scooter Design Challenge is over and the winners have been announced. Read what the winners said about their entries and what they learned from participating... read more →

BionicKangaroo jumps like the real thing

With the BionicKangaroo, German industrial control and automation company Festo, has technologically reproduced the unique way a kangaroo moves. We talked to Dr. Heinrich Frontzek, Head of Bionic Learning Network at Festo... read more →

Underwater Flying with the Necker Nymph

Necker Nymph is a three person open-cockpit wet submersible developed to allow passengers to experience the underwater world in a whole new way. We talked to Adam Wright, Mechanical Engineer... read more →

March 27, 2014
Lauri Poldre
Fun stuff, Interview

The Supercar Body Challenge: Meet The Winners

The Supercar Body Challenge is over and the winners have been announced. Read what the winners said about their entries and what they learned from participating in this challenge. (more…)

March 6, 2014
Lauri Poldre
Case studies, Competitions, Fun stuff, Interview, Open Engineering, Project Spotlight

Engineer spotlight: Chris Hoffmann of RYNO Motors

GrabCAD talked to Portland, Oregon native Chris Hoffmann- Mechanical Engineer turned CEO of RYNO Motors. RYNO developed a one-wheeled electric-powered motorcycle. Well, kind of... Even the RYNO developers struggle to pinpoint... read more →

February 26, 2014
Lauri Poldre
Engineer Spotlight, Fun stuff, Interview, Project Spotlight

In their own words: the winners of the Lomography Design Challenge

Lomography wanted fresh accessory designs for their new Konstruktor camera. As the largest analogue photography community in the world, they were naturally drawn to collaborate with the largest community of designers and... read more →

February 4, 2014
Lauri Poldre
Case studies, Competitions, Engineer Spotlight, Fun stuff, Interview, Project Spotlight

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