‘Dare to Repair’ Contestants Vie to Design Replacement Parts via 3D Printing

The right-to-repair advocacy site iFixit is running a “Dare to Repair” sweepstakes challenging contestants to fashion replacement parts for common consumer products using 3D printing. The contest “is an exercise in cutting-edge innovation, but your participation will also help real people fix real problems in their real lives,” blogged the company Thursday. Submissions, which are open through May 14, will be judged on their creativity, the broadness of their appeal and their usefulness in solving common problems, said the company. A panel of judges from HP, Ikea, Philips and others will pick the winners vying for the grand prize of a $5,000 Visa gift card, it said. Winners will be announced June 1, it said.