Using Arduino MKR1310 and Arduino Pro Nicla Vision Boards, challengers will combat the issues plaguing the global bee population.
The Challenge
1 in 4 species of Bees are at risk of extinction, Engineers heed the call!
Did you know 1 in 3 bites of food are pollinated by bees? This shows the importance of maintaining the global bees population.
In this challenge you will use the Arduino MKR1310 & Pro Nicla Vision Boards to solve the bee crisis and for a chance to win some amazing prizes.
element14 Community will be exhibiting at electronica 2022 on November 15th, to announce the Save the Bees Challenge. Come meet Phil and MayerMakes!
Visit Us at the Premier Farnell Avnet Booth (Hall C2 -101 in the Avnet Village) where MayerMakes will demo his combat Braulidae or Bee Lice prototype project in bee hives.
For more information go to: https://uk.farnell.com/electronica
Examples of qualifying projects can include and are not limited to:
- Scan Incoming Bees for mites
- Shake bees to remove mites
- Test bees for Disease or Pollution
- Monitor Air Quality
- Track where bees are feeding
- Monitor Bee movements within the hive.
We will be giving away 25 of each of the following items:
| The Sponsored Kit | The Specs |
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 Buy Now |
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Arduino MKR WAN 1310 |
Arduino MKR WAN 1310 board provides a practical and cost effective solution to add LoRa® connectivity to projects requiring low power. This open source board can be connected to: the Arduino IoT Cloud, your own LoRa® network using the Arduino LoRa® PRO Gateway, existing LoRaWAN
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*Or local equivalent
**Grand Prize and Runner Up winners also earn the finisher prize.
The Judges
| element14 Community Judges element14 Community Team |
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| Technical Judges nearBees https://www.nearbees.de/ |
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| Project Phases | Dates |
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| Application Period | 15th November2022 |
| Application Deadline | 24th December 2022 |
| Challengers Announced | 4th January 2023 |
| Build Period | 4th January – 17th March 2023 |
| Projects Due | 17th March 2023 |
| Winners Announced | March 2023 |
| Prizes Shipped | March 2023 |
Selected official applicants will be chosen to receive the "Kit" listed above; these successful applicants will be our sponsored challengers. The sponsored challengers must use the listed kit within their project, and publish their final code and designs on the Community for others to use. Those not chosen as sponsored challengers may also join the competition and be eligible to win prizes, but they must base their projects around the Arduino MKR 1310 and adhere to all terms and conditions of the challenge.
Applicants must post their progress and final project as at least 5 blog posts before the closing date (see above), when projects are due. Challengers are strongly encouraged to post their blogs regularly during the contest period, rather than posting them all close to the finish of the competition.
Projects that demonstrate a way of helping Bee or Insect Population most creatively, along with posts that are media rich with photos, videos, and code samples will be viewed more favorably in the judging process.
Challengers must post their progress and final project as at least 5 blog post before the closing date. Posts which show inter-core communication and are media rich with photos, videos and code samples will be viewed more favorably in the judging process.
Please read the full terms and conditions of the challenge, attached below.
Ready to join the challenge? Then apply here!
If you are not successful in becoming a sponsored challenger, but still want to enter, all you need to do is use the Arduino MKR 1310 as described above in your project and adhere to the same Terms and Conditions for a chance to be our winner! Non-sponsored challengers are eligible for the Finisher and Winner Prizes, as well.