Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader™ empowering innovation, congratulates the finalists for the 2026 Create the Future Design Contest, a global challenge for engineers and innovators to design the next great thing. Mouser, which has sponsored the contest for over a decade, is joined by valued manufacturers Intel^® and Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) as co-sponsors. The annual competition is produced by SAE Media Group, an SAE International Company, and Tech Briefs magazine. COMSOL is also a principal sponsor of the contest.

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The finalists will compete for the $25,000 Grand Prize during a live presentation round on November 6.

"Mouser congratulates the 2026 Create the Future Contest finalists and celebrates the creativity and ingenuity demonstrated by all of the participants," said Kevin Hess, Mouser Senior Vice President of Marketing. "We are proud to support this global design contest and help champion the engineers and innovators whose ideas are shaping the future of electronic design."

The following finalists will compete for the $25,000 Grand Prize during a live presentation round on November 6 in New York City. For more information on the finalists and their designs, visit https://www.mouser.com/createthefuture/.

• Aerospace and Defense
  LZ Guardian AI: Ground-Deployed Safety for Helicopter Landing Zones
• Automotive and Transportation
  GenSteer™: Fail-Operational Steer-By-Wire without Redundant Electronics
• Electronics
  ScaldStop
• Energy, Power and Propulsion
  A Transformative Battery Architecture That Changes What Batteries Can Do
• Manufacturing and Materials
  Supply Chain Independent SolidStir^® Additive Manufacturing
• Medical
  Regenerative Breast Tissue
• Robotics and Automation
  MyoStep: A Soft Exoskeleton with Smart Actuators for Pediatric Gait Assistance and Rehabilitation

Previous contests have produced more than 16,000 design ideas from engineers, entrepreneurs, and students in more than 100 countries. The Create the Future Design Contest highlights product designs that enhance humanity, improve healthcare quality, or help provide sustainable solutions. The contest was created in 2002 by the publishers of Tech Briefs magazine to help stimulate and reward engineering innovation.

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As a global authorized distributor, Mouser offers the widest selection of the newest semiconductors, electronic components and the latest industrial automation products. Mouser's customers can expect 100% certified, genuine products that are fully traceable from each of its manufacturer partners. To help speed customers' designs, Mouser's website hosts an extensive library of technical resources, including a Technical Resource Center, along with product data sheets, supplier-specific reference designs, application notes, technical design information, engineering tools and other helpful information.

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Mouser is a leading authorized distributor of electronic components and industrial automation products. With more than 6.8 million products from more than 1,200 manufacturer brands, we offer the widest selection of products in stock. Our electronic components business serves the design engineer and buyer communities with New Product Introductions in semiconductors, passive, interconnect and related electronic technologies. Our industrial automation business helps companies design, build and maintain their manufacturing equipment and operations with solutions including the newest sensors, panels, PLCs and motor controls available in stock for immediate shipment.

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The Create the Future Contest promotes product designs that enhance quality of life, improve healthcare quality, or reduce dependence on nonrenewable energy sources.