The first problem of the 2017 Hackaday Prize closes on this coming Monday morning. You have about 72 hours hours to submit your entry.
The problem, referred to as Design Your Concept, is absolutely a few plan. Seeing a undertaking by means of relies upon significantly in your potential to foresee the place the ache factors are. Will you get half manner into your fabrication course of and notice the PCB parts gained’t match within the obtainable house to your robotic’s limbs? To achieve success at this primary spherical, present that you’ve a transparent plan on all features of your design. It actually is that straightforward. And you can begin now and nonetheless get an entry collectively by Monday morning.
IuT ! IoT
The Hackaday Prize is about Building Something that Matters. That idea takes form as we transfer into the second problem spherical subsequent week: IuT ! IoT.
This stands for “Internet of Useful Things, *not* Internet of Things”. We’ve confirmed that we will get linked units into the fingers of shoppers which can be ineffective, a privateness and safety nightmare, and generally each. There are far fewer examples of actually helpful linked objects that display a stability of privateness, safety, and utility.
Sounds like enjoyable, proper? We suppose so, and there are a number of different payoffs besides. The first is that we’re excited to see tasks that tackle a social good. There is nice energy in know-how, are you able to wield it in a manner that advantages us all? Show us what you bought and you might be one in every of 100 finalists awarded $1000. That pool of finalists — 20 from every of 5 problem rounds — will go on to compete for the Hackaday Prize of $50,000 and 4 different high money prizes of $20,000 to $5,000.
