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Since the launch of the Sci Fi Your Pi Design Challenge, we've been working with Electronic Components News on an article series. The articles highlight the challengers' builds and interesting developments as they progress through their projects. If you're interested in reading more about the competition, check out the links below. And stay tuned for more as the challenge moves forward!

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Sci Fi Your Pi: Winner Announced!

element14Dave — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:21:41 GMT

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Sci Fi Your Pi Design Challenge
Challenger List	The Judges	Kit List
Overview Video	Terms and Conditions

Earlier this year element14 challenged its members to use Raspberry Pi’s to create a Sci-Fi inspired project! 25 Challengers were shipped kits that included a variety of Raspberry Pi boards and accessories. After months of progress and updates from the Challengers, four finalists were selected. Element14 thanked them with these awesome movie posters. After much discussion with judges from MAKE Magazine and the Raspberry Pi Foundation, the winner has been selected:

Enrico Miglino AKA balearicdynamics for his Star- Trek™ inspired build: Meditech!

Meditech is a portable examination kit that can measure heart rate, body temperature, blood pressure and blood glucose. It can also assess eye health and do body surface image analysis. Enrico plans to take Meditech into production and is currently working on pre-production of the first 10 units.

element14: What was your reaction to winning?

baliearicdynamics: Frankly I was speechless

As a matter of fact, I have been working on this project for quite a long time and it is now completed, but the project for me is going to evolve during next months until it can be robust enough to be tested with volunteers, then it will be an open-source device usable in the real life.

I can see now that this challenge works - formerly Meditech Phase 0 - for me was just the more complex step: from the idea to the prototype. I have enjoyed a lot following the other challengers’ projects, but I never considered too much about winner’s previsions...

element14: What part would you consider the most fun of the project?

baliearicdynamics: Well, the most fun aspects of the project were... many. First of all, I enjoyed while working with the Raspberry Pi, and as I was going ahead with the project building I saw as these small yet incredible devices were perfectly responding to the needs. Another fun and intriguing aspect of the development was the creation of an efficient communication protocol with its own parser to exchange commands between the micro controller and the Raspi.

I have also liked very much the hardware creation lifecycle, from molding the suitcase up to studying the better connections to fit all inside it, and the circuit design process, PCB milling, assembling etc. But the really first enjoying moment was when I received the box (the Kit), unboxed the stuff and spent the first two weeks to study every single component; it was great to discover that almost all of them was useful and with minimal adaptations to the initial idea these worked perfectly to cover the project needs.

element14: What was the most challenging?

baliearicdynamics: Surely the most complex part was the use of the ChipKit Pi micro controller with the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B. It was one of the core parts of the project so it had to be done. I had to spend over a week to set the system development environment so it was fit for both the micro controller and Raspberry Pi parts, data exchange etc. As the Chip Kit Pi is a quite young device, there is a lack of documentation on how things should be software and hardware reliably connected.

The other challenging part was developing a well working, simple to manage and simple to update system for the TTS - Text To Speech - system. The solution involved network communication between two of the four Raspberry Pi devices involved in the project, TTS implementation in the Raspberry Pi, some C++ development in the Linux environment and some automated processes managed by Linux bash scripts.

element14: What advice would you give to other members who are doing, or thinking of doing a Design Challenge?

baliearicdynamics: I think that when starting a Challenge, the community member should be as much collaborative as possible. In my opinion, that is the right way to work with this kind of project. Sharing ideas, suggestions, thinking, asking questions, getting suggestions and advice fromrm others. Totally ignore winning expectations, do not think in winning but making your own project at the best.

Then, an aspect I think it is almost underestimated is the publishing of frequent posts. Blog posts are not exams, they are important parts of the discussion in a challenge.

element14: Thanks Enrico, congratulations on the winning project!

baliearicdynamics: Thank you again for this great opportunity and the continued support.

For his design, Enrico will receive a replica of Boba Fett’s Mandalorian helmet created by the legendary Don Post Studios valued at $2,300 (£ 1,500).

We would also like to say “thank you” to all of the contestants, particularly those we identified as finalists.


Enrico Miglino's Meditech	Michael Hahn's PiCorder	Frederick Vandenbosch's Pi-Desk	Joey Thompson's Quad Copter

Thanks again to all of our Challengers. Make sure to stay up current with the latest Design Challenge news at element14.com/designchallenges

element14's Sci Fi Your Pi Design Challenge Finalists!

element14Dave — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:58:30 GMT

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Sci Fi Your Pi Design Challenge
Challenger List	The Judges	Kit List
Overview Video	Terms and Conditions

Earlier this year element14 challenged its members to create a Sci-Fi inspired Pi project from idea to reality! 25 Challengers were shipped kits that included a variety of Raspberry Pi boards and accessories. Through months of project updates we have selected the below four as finalists to win the Grand Prize! True to the inspiration behind the projects we have created project posters based to share in the excitement of the close of the challenge. Learn more about the Finalists, or download the movie posters below! We will be announcing the winner next week.

PiCorder

Created by saturnv

This hand held sensing tool was inspired by the "Tricorder" from the

Star Trek movie and television franchise.

Learn More

Download the project poster below!

PiDesk

Created by fvan

This touch/motion controlled desk was inspired by the movie Tron.

Learn More

Download the project poster below!

Quad Copter

Created by screamingtiger

This remote controlled quad copter was inspired by the Terminator movie

franchise.

Learn More

Download the project poster below!

Meditech

Created by balearicdynamics

This multi-tool medical examination kit was inspired by the Star Trek

television and movie franchises.

Learn More

Download the project poster below!

Attachments:

community.element14.com/.../Element-14-Sci_2D00_Fi-Posters_2D00_Meditech.pdf	Element 14 Sci-Fi Posters-Meditech.pdf
community.element14.com/.../Element-14-Sci_2D00_Fi-Posters-_2D00_-PiCorder.pdf	Element 14 Sci-Fi Posters - PiCorder.pdf
community.element14.com/.../Element-14-Sci_2D00_Fi-Posters_2D00_Pi_2D00_Desk.pdf	Element 14 Sci-Fi Posters-Pi-Desk.pdf
community.element14.com/.../Element-14-Sci_2D00_Fi-Posters-_2D00_-Quad-Copter.pdf	Element 14 Sci-Fi Posters - Quad Copter.pdf

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Sci Fi Your Pi Design Challenge - Terms & Conditions

patkelly — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 21:17:13 GMT

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Sci Fi Your Pi Design Challenge
About this Challenge	Challenger List	The Judges
Kit List	Overview Video

Sci Fi Your Pi Design Challenge

Terms and Conditions

The Competition:

1 These Terms and Conditions govern the Sci Fi Your Pi Design Challenge competition (“the Competition”) to create a design for the most innovative product that utilises electronic components with the Raspberry Pi 2 and its accessories ("the Design").

2 The Competition is organised and sponsored by Premier Farnell Plc ("the Organiser"). Premier Farnell Plc reserves the right to delegate all or any of its powers, rights and obligations arising in relation to the Competition to any entity directly or indirectly controlled by or in common control of Premier Farnell Plc (each “a Subsidiary”) and certain such rights and powers are assumed by Premier Farnell Plc on behalf of itself and each Subsidiary. Reference to “Organiser” shall be deemed to include reference to each Subsidiary.

3 The Competition will be judged by a panel of judges selected by and from the Organiser as set out below called “the Judges”.

For Full Terms and Conditions, please download the attached document.

Attachments:

community.element14.com/.../Terms-and-Conditions-for-Sci-Fi-your-Pi-design-challenge.pdf

Terms and Conditions for Sci Fi your Pi design challenge.pdf

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Sci Fi Your Pi Design Challenge - Kit List

patkelly — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 21:16:18 GMT

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Sci Fi Your Pi Design Challenge
About this Challenge	Challenger List	The Judges
Overview Video	Terms and Conditions

Challengers!

It is time to make science fiction become science fact, we have seen it with the tablet computer from Star Trek, the flat screen display from 2001: A Space Odyssey and now, robots that are almost as intelligent as we are.

To get you started on your challenge journey we have a base-kit that you can work with and from. How you put these into practice is entirely up to you. These sensors, location aware computing parts and micro-controllers might act as the brains behind your project or they may be supplementary to other components you're using.

Either way we have a good collection of equipment for you to sink your soldering iron into, feel free to hack away, apart or together any component as you see fit.

{gallery} Sci-Fi Your Pi
Raspberry Pi Model A+: This low power raspberry pi is ideal to work where efficiency is important
Raspberry Pi 2, Model B: The latest, most powerful version of the Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi, Model B+: The Foundation's last iteration of the Pi, ideal for dedicated applications and connectivity
PiFace Control & Display 2: An add-on with a good combination of inputs, including infra-red and a display
PiFace Digital 2: Adding motor control with tactile input to your Pi project
chipKIT Pi: An Arduino-header compatible, PIC micro-controller based board as a complement to the Pi
Raspberry Pi Camera: 5 Megapixel camera which can record 1080p video, can connect to any Pi
Bitscope Micro: USB connectable/powered oscilloscope, can be used with the Pi to test your project!
Xtrinsic Sensor Board: Connectable to your Pi to add pressure, magnetometer and a digital accelerometer sensors!
GertBot: All in one motor/robotics controller with dedicated micro-controller processor
Microstack Baseboard: Allowing you to connect Microstack I2C and SPI add-ons to the Raspberry Pi
Microstack GPS: Global Positioning System add-on which communicates over Serial
Microstack Accelerometer: Accelerometer to give directional bearing/sensing over I2C
Shim RTC: Add a real-time clock to your Raspberry Pi
Cirrus Logic Audio Card: Adds the ability to record stereo audio and playback in professional high quality sound.

{gallery} Sci-Fi Your Pi

Raspberry Pi Model A+: This low power raspberry pi is ideal to work where efficiency is important

Raspberry Pi 2, Model B: The latest, most powerful version of the Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi, Model B+: The Foundation's last iteration of the Pi, ideal for dedicated applications and connectivity

PiFace Control & Display 2: An add-on with a good combination of inputs, including infra-red and a display

PiFace Digital 2: Adding motor control with tactile input to your Pi project

chipKIT Pi: An Arduino-header compatible, PIC micro-controller based board as a complement to the Pi

Raspberry Pi Camera: 5 Megapixel camera which can record 1080p video, can connect to any Pi

Bitscope Micro: USB connectable/powered oscilloscope, can be used with the Pi to test your project!

Xtrinsic Sensor Board: Connectable to your Pi to add pressure, magnetometer and a digital accelerometer sensors!

GertBot: All in one motor/robotics controller with dedicated micro-controller processor

Microstack Baseboard: Allowing you to connect Microstack I2C and SPI add-ons to the Raspberry Pi

Microstack GPS: Global Positioning System add-on which communicates over Serial

Microstack Accelerometer: Accelerometer to give directional bearing/sensing over I2C

Shim RTC: Add a real-time clock to your Raspberry Pi

Cirrus Logic Audio Card: Adds the ability to record stereo audio and playback in professional high quality sound.

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Sci Fi Your Pi Design Challenge Judges

pchan — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 21:15:26 GMT

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Sci Fi Your Pi Design Challenge
About this Challenge	Challenger List	Kit List
Overview Video	Terms and Conditions

element14 is pleased to welcome these judges to the Sci Fi Your Pi Design Challenge.

David Scheltema

Dave loves to tinker and write about electronics. His days are spent building projects and working as a Technical Editor for MAKE.

"I'm really excited to be a judge for this contest, since I got my start sharing projects online with the element14 community(interested1 ).Thanks to the robust BeagleBone Black and Raspberry Pi threads, I was able to get my bearings quickly and make connections with others who share my interest in embedded boards for Makers. I can't wait to see what amazing projects the community comes up with and good luck to everyone submitting their builds!"

James Adams

James joined Raspberry Pi at the start of 2013 to head up hardware design, following a successful career in the Cambridge (UK) electronics sector doing electronic product design and chip design for both start-ups and tech giants. Notably James is the designer of the Raspberry Pi model B+, A+, Compute Module and Pi 2. James was also heavily involved in the design of the BCM2835 processor used in the Pi during his time at Broadcom, and more recently played a big part in the re-engineering of that chip to become the BCM2836 processor as used in Raspberry Pi 2.

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Sci Fi Your Pi Challengers

doctorcdf — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 21:14:34 GMT

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Sci Fi Your Pi Design Challenge
About this Challenge	The Judges	Kit List
Overview Video	Terms and Conditions

Many thanks to all who applied for the Sci Fi Your Pi Design Challenge - there were a great many imaginative ideas on how best to make science out of science fiction.

However, we could only have 25 competitors - and in this instance we've selected:

Brenda Armour
Canada

Project: Rover Pi Protector
Synopsis:

I am proposing a mobile motion detection device that can capture photos and videos of wildlife and be tracked using GPS and a small inertial navigation system. The Rover Pi Protector will use motion sensors (accelerometer and magnetometer) to calculate position, orientation and velocity. Audio processing will send a warning of noise that is not found in their environment. This may include helicopters and chain saws. These are instruments used by poachers to kill elephants and rhinos for their ivory.

Inspiration: My inspiration for this project is the first Alien movie where they detect a life form on a remote planet.

Read Brenda's project blogs (tag rover_pi_protector)

Neil Bizzell
United Kingdom

Project: Steampunk Navigation Aid
Synopsis:

My plan to 'Sci-Fi My Pi' is to create a device inspired by the works of Jules Verne, HG Wells and the Steampunk sub genre or Sci Fi.

The device is a navigational aid developed to make charting the progress of adventurers such as Prince Dakkar's alter ego Captain Nemo around their world.

The device will allow the discerning adventurer to see how to get to the destination required for his quest. It holds a list of preset destinations and start points which can be selected using a wheel. Once the destination is selected the directional indicator will show in which way the traveler should proceed. The chart position indicator shows the current position on the world map.

Read Neil's project blogs (tag steampunk_navigation)

Joe Carender
United States

Project: Intelligent Body Armor
Synopsis:

Intelligent body Armor with sensors for body temp, heart rate, hit sensors and wireless helmet mounted display that has readout for GPS location, body temperature, heart rate, humidity, wind speed and direction and Armor damage percentage and wireless weapon mounted camera and tracking system using voice commands with wireless wrist mounted keyboard control and all components would be networked together for use in airsoft war games and maybe for real life combat implementation, like the armor suit in the video game Crysis.

Read Joe's project blogs (tag intelligent_armor)

Vivien Chin
Singapore

Project: Advanced Dog Trainer
Synopsis:

Our device consists of a food dispenser and a sound detector that picks up any sound that might trigger the dog to bark. It pre-empts the activity of barking and replaces it with the activity of eating the food. This method works well when the person training the dog is consistent and prompt with the food delivery.

A motion sensor can be placed at the entrance of a passage way and the dispenser will dispense a treat every time a person walks through. This device rewards the dog whenever it sees a stranger.

The system consists of a food dispenser and a set of sensor devices. For example, the sensor in this application would be an motion detector that will detect whether a person or animal has crossed the threshold. When that happens, the dispenser will dispense food to the dog.

Inspiration: The inspiration comes from the hi-tech home of The Jetsons. For example, Astro, the dog has a treadmill to solve his problem of getting enough exercise. IOT is the future of homes and care for our pets will also follow that direction.

Read Vivien's project blogs (tag advanced_dog_trainer)

Trevor Clarke
United Kingdom

Project: I Ching Hexagrams
Synopsis:

The design will cast I Ching Hexagrams and provide a visual depiction of the Hexagram it has cast via the PiFace Control & Display, plus deliver an audio description of the Hexagram and an interpretation of its meaning using the Wolfson Audio card.

A possible enhancement if time allows is voice activated casting of the Hexagram. Another possible enhancement is the ability to keep the hexagram history if storage capacity allows.

Inspiration: This idea is inspired by the computer on Hagbard Celine's submarine from the Illuminatus Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson.

Read Trevor's project blogs (tag i_ching_hexagrams)

Eric Ellwanger
United States

Project: Escape From the Past
Synopsis:

I feel like the Raspberry Pi with its multiple serial ports (GPIO RS232 and USB ports) would be an excellent platform to be a "serial master" that can open up the number of communication channels for a PLC. In addition, the Ethernet port can act as a high speed communication method to send data to a centralized database for analysis not only for OEE and TPM programs, but for other engineering needs as well.

Inspiration: This project reminds me of the old 80’s film 'Back to the Future', where I (much like Marty McFly) find myself trapped in the past. This past is where the technology lacks the communication capabilities of modern day devices.

Read Eric's project blogs (tag escape_the_past)

Ambrogio Galbusera
Italy

Project: Training Hover Sphere
Synopsis:

In "Star Wars", a young Luke Skywalker is trained to use the force and sense your enemy. In the training sessions, the enemy is an hovering sphere that randomly fires laser shots. The apprentice Jedi has to intercept the non-lethal laser beams with his light saber.

For this challenge, I'd like to build a similar gadget.

Read Ambrogio's project blogs (tag training_sphere)

Sebastian Groza
Romania

Project: Cybernetic Computer Interface
Synopsis:

Star Wars was THE Sci Fi movie of my childhood and still one of my favorites. The Star Wars universe represents a great source of inspiration from starships to robots, weapons, armors, clothes and various gadgets.

The source of inspiration for my project is "Borg Construct Aj^6" device, used by Lobot in Cloud City, Star Wars - Episode 5 - Empire Strikes Back.

I believe this device is a good model of a Sci Fi device which can be turned into a real world tool.

Read Sebastian's project blogs (tag cybernetic_interface)

Michael Hahn
United States

Project: Handheld Sensor Device
Synopsis:

As an electronic technician, TV repairman, hobbyist, and ISP provider the thought of bringing another Star Trek concept to application is very intriguing. Specifically, a scientific and/or medical tricorder as seen in the ST: TOS. A device similar to one that the actors DeForest Kelly and Leonard Nimoy used on the show to evaluate the environment, atmospheric conditions, temperature, humidity, etc.

As part of this challenge I will attempt to incorporate various sensors into a compact handheld device with the RPi.

Read Michael's project blogs (tag handheld_sensor)

Augusto Lisbôa
Brazil

Project: Diplomatic Robot Head
Synopsis:

My project consists from a C3PO-like head unit (from STAR WARS) that recognizes speech and text language (using Google or MS Bing translator API's.), that can become even a "diplomatic" robot, using search API's (Google or Bing), to search the requested laws that can be spoken, or captured by RPi cam.

Read Augusto's project blogs (tag diplomatic_head)

Mark Loomis
United States

Project: Glove Computer & Control
Synopsis:

On my left arm, I would like a Nintendo glove / gauntlet type computer and control system for control of the vehicle, cameras, sensors, interface to a quadcopter for extended range, etc. I will use a combination of crafted leather and 3D printed parts to make the electronics fasten to the gauntlet.

Inspiration: The source of my inspiration is Star Wars; the tricorder from Star Trek is also an inspiration.

Read Mark's project blogs (tag glove_computer)

Eric Lovejoy
United States

Project: The Empathy Box
Synopsis:

In Philip K. ***'s book, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep", Wilbur Mercer describes the Empathy Box as: "(it) is a networked appliance that connects many anonymous people through shared warmth." "An empathy box," he said, stammering in his excitement, "is the most personal possession you have. It's an extension of your body; it's the way you touch other humans, it's the way you stop being alone."

My version of the Empathy Box will not be a phone, although ideally it would be portable like one. Controls (potentiometers or rotary (encoders so I don't need to use an ADC) (3)) will control the level of "Pain" (annoying audio feedback).

Read Eric's project blogs (tag empathy_box)

Enrico Miglino
Balearic Islands, Spain

Project: Meditech
Synopsis:

This project covers a Polyfunctional Multimeter equipped with built-in features for continuous and spot measurement applications by means of specific probes connected to the equipment.

Inspiration: the Meditech application is inspired by the medical tool used by Star Trek crew when they are on an hostile planet.

Read Enrico's project blogs (tag meditech_project)

Wilson Oberholzer
United States

Project: KITT Car
Synopsis:

I plan to turn my car into an emulation of the KITT 2000 from the original "Knight Rider" TV-series starring David Hasselhoff. The main parts of the project will be the "light scanner" on the front of the car, the display screen/"AI", and the various control panels in the car. The function of the panels will be mostly cosmetic ("Turbo Boost" won't actually make the car faster but may prompt responses from the system). I will need to construct a console to hold everything in place on the car as well as mounts for the special effect items. I'll start by listing the features I plan to make a reality, draw some rough layouts of things, get basic systems working outside of the car, then design and fabricate the system, and finally debug it all.

Read Wilson's project blogs (tag kitt_car)

Margot Paez
United States

Project: Pizza Pi
Synopsis:

Currently a pizza box is nothing more than a cardboard container. It keeps the pizza from losing heat too quickly and from losing its shape during transportation. Some might say this is more than enough, but if the Internet of Things is truly meant to bring the future to us, then even pizza boxes need to be revamped.

Inspiration: This pizza box is inspired by the one featured in Neal Stephenson's sci-fi novel, Snow Crash.

Read Margot's project blogs (tag pizza_pi)

Cecil Perks
United States

Project: Visus Sancto
Synopsis:

Visus Sancto which is Latin for "Ghost Sight", is a project I have been thinking about doing for some time. It is based on the theory that IR cameras can detect the presence of ghosts or other paranormal entities. The setup uses a Raspberry Pi as the main unit to control an IR camera mounted on a headset with a small screen to give a real-time heads-up display. The IR camera will be mounted in front of the human eye with a pan and tilt mount.

Inspiration: My inspiration is "The Schufftein Glasses" from "Hellboy 2: The Golden Army".

Read Cecil's project blogs (tag visus_sancto)

Arsenijs Picugins
Latvia

Project: PipBoy Personal Helper
Synopsis:

There are a lot of different smartphones now, but none have all the things that I need. The personal helper I'd like to have resembles the PipBoy. A wrist-wearable computer that has all kinds of features incorporated into it. In Fallout, it's a resource, health, travel and task management device. That's what a Lone Wanderer needs. We, being trapped in urbanized environments, need that and even more than that. We also need communication and entertainment. That's where my idea steps in.

Read Arsenijs' project blogs (tag pipboy_helper)

K.C. Rajesh
Canada

Project: PiBo
Synopsis:

The inspiration for my design is "Weebo" from the 1997 movie "Flubber" produced by Disney. Weebo is a robot that is able to float around and help the scientist Philip the main protagonist in the movie. Flubber is able to communicate with people using voice and video. In 1997 this was a treat to watch as part of the movie. Weebo was able to portray human emotion using lights and a video screen. Although this was way before the time, we continue to see toys like Zoomer, able to move and respond to human commands. It will be useful to have a helper that can move and provide information using multi media. In todays connected world, if the robot can connect to applications and websites over the network.

Inspired by Weebo, I plan to build PiBo who may have comparable functions to the original but will move using wheels and be a terrestrial robot rather than an air-borne one.

Read K.C.'s project blogs (tag pibo_project)

Kenny Rasschaert
Belgium

Project: Real-Life Holographic Projector
Synopsis:

Holograms have appeared in many works of science fiction, most notably in the Star Wars trilogies. Through these projections, pre-recorded messages could be displayed in the air and Jedi Masters are able to attend council meetings even when they are away from Coruscant.

Tupac Shakur's appearance on Coachella in 2012 was a sudden reminder to the world that we have had this technology for a while. Through a technique called Pepper's Ghost, an image can be projected onto a transparent surface and appear as if it's really there. In essence, a hologram.

For this design challenge, I would leverage Pepper's Ghost to give an R2D2 model a real-life holographic projector to be used for telepresence video conferencing.

Read Kenny's project blogs (tag realife_holo)

Shrenik Shikhare
India

Project: Sci Fi Advanced Controls
Synopsis:

My first idea is the one where Tony Stark interacts with his computers with hand gestures. Picks up file from One computer monitor and Puts in other Computer and starts interacting with. In my project I would love to do similar thing with Images/ Pictures first. If possible same thing I would love to do with Videos and supported file. I feel it's a very cool project.

My second idea is a Surface Table: we can find this in many movies from Mission Impossible to Amazing Spiderman to Iron Man once again. Those are mostly touch based, but I am looking to use the Microchip's MGC 3130 GestIC kit that I have from element14 to interact with displays. Here As I don't have such big monitor, I would use my laptop display as surface display.

My third idea is a Wrist Computer: if time permits I would love to implement a wrist computer, just like personal assistance we would have seen in movies. A Raspberry Pi + PiFace (though it's bulkier) would do this job. Also if possible a GPS integration with this computer enable a Door unlock mechanism based on my location. And Door lock unlock can be handled by Gertboard.

Read Shrenik's project blogs (tag scifi_controls)

Harsahib Singh
India

Project: Verbal & Physical Morality Monitor
Synopsis:

This project is inspired by the movie Demolition Man and the future society it envisions. The movie is set in the 2030's when crime has been completely eradicated inside a tightly controlled society. Swearing is a violation of the 'verbal morality statues' and its enforcement is done through monitoring devices mounted in each room. These verbal morality statute monitors are a running joke in the movie as characters use profanity and trigger violations. This project is an attempt to recreate the verbal morality statute monitor from Demolition Man as well as a practice to enhance the same concept for physical morality which is very common in workplaces and houses.

The project will work on the speech recognition program which is to be loaded for the first time, the device will continuously take the voice signals as input through the microphone module and will be checking the words against the programmed code for any verbal morality and in case it finds out any abusive speech the camera module will be switched on to record the current situation.

Read Harsahib's project blogs (tag morality_monitor)

Inderpreet Singh
India

Project: VIRUS (Voice & Gesture Instructed Robots & Control of Universal Systems)
Synopsis:

My proposal is conceptualized atop the fusion of JARVIS from Iron Man which is a voice Home Automation System and the Minority Reports gesture Control System, merged with robots such as R2D2, C3PO (StarWars), Rosie (Jetsons), Wall-E and possibly leverage the power of IoT by offloading Computational components to the cloud like SkyNet (Terminator). The idea is to create a reconfigurable robot that can be "Transformed" and can link up to a central computer.

Read Inderpreet's project blogs (tag project_virus)

Joey Thompson
United States

Project: QuadCop
Synopsis:

The QuadCOP will be a low cost and custom built quadcopter.

Inspiration: In many sci-fi movies there are flying vehicles that perform some sort of security or searching. These vehicles are typically autonomous and feature dramatic reactions when something is detected. Lights, voices, or even gun fire are common.

My favorite examples are from the Terminator Franchise which are called "Hunter Killers". Hunter Killers (HK) are used in the movie to search for humans. In the movie they roam around slowly and methodically using huge search lights that sweep the ground below.

A couple of other great examples are the areal drones in the latest Robocop and in the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. In that game several quadcopter drones are used to perform security and fly set paths scanning for intruders. The quads are constantly interlinked so damaging one quad will alert all the others. The quads are also used remotely to search areas via a live stream and the quad has a certain level autonomous movement assisting the user.

Read Joey's project blogs (tag quadcop_project)

Frederick Vandenbosch
Belgium

Project: Touch / Motion Controls
Synopsis:

When thinking about science-fiction, things that come to mind are touch / motion controls, things that slide in and out of place and bright lights. This is why I would like to propose to build the desk of the future, inspired by some visual effects of the Tron Legacy movie.

Read Frederick's project blogs (tag touch_motion_control)

Jeremy Walker
United States

Project: Robotic Assistant for Everyday Delegations
Synopsis:

Smart-phones enable us to communicate in more fantastic ways than some sci-fi predictions, and offer incredible computing power. The rise of 3D printing is the precursor to more fantastic replication machines - yet we still don’t have a general purpose household robot. Roombas are a great start, but where is our version of the Jetsons’ Rosie? Our C3-P0? Our CL4P-TP? The duties commonly attributed to this role are within our reach, and with your help, I intend to achieve them through RAED (Robotic Assistant for Everyday Delegation).

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Tags: design_challenge, element14, scifi_your_pi, element14_design_challenge

Sci Fi Your Pi Design Challenge Information

patkelly — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 21:11:32 GMT

Current Revision posted to Documents by patkelly on 8/31/2015 9:11:32 PM

Sci Fi Your Pi Design Challenge
Challenger List	The Judges	Kit List
Overview Video	Terms and Conditions

“Making Science out of Science Fiction”

Background

element14 has been inviting engineers to build the applications of the future for some time: in the 2013 “Smarter Life” challenge, inventors were tasked with creating with smarter homes. Through the challenges utilising Wireless Power and Energy Harvesting, engineers were encouraged to experiment with new, more accessible and greener means of powering applications. Most recently, challenges have involved use of the Internet of Things, which allows for inventions that make better decisions (i.e., when to feed the cat or wake someone up) automatically based upon connected data, and thus enable greater efficiency and convenience.

As time has gone on, the tools for building advanced technology solutions have continued to lower in price; one of the most prominent innovations was the creation of the Raspberry Pi. From a software and infrastructure perspective, open source solutions such as Eclipse’s Internet of Things platform are also now available. We are now ready to challenge engineers to build creations that were once only the province of movies, novels and comic books, and deploy applications which once would have been considered “indistinguishable from magic”, thus making science out of what was once science fiction.

Concept

The element14 members are being challenged to create applications that inspired them from science fiction: the inspiration could arise from a movie, television programme, novel, comic book or even a radio show. Potential challengers will be required to detail not only the application they wish to build but also the source of their inspiration.

Each challenger will be given a Raspberry Pi and a complete suite of Accessories to execute on their projects.

Project examples:

An automated quadcopter– which scans an area and creates alerts when necessary. (thus bringing to life some of the functionality from devices such as the “Hunter Seeker” from Frank Herbert’s “Dune”)
An auto-lockdown gated system—which responds to weather conditions and secures its environment, a la Jurassic Park.
A medical scanning device – used in conjunction with wearable technology, which can provide an accurate assessment of someone’s vital signs quickly. (thus bringing to life some of the functionality from devices the “Tricorder” from “Star Trek”)
An environmental control system that responds to voice commands – thus bringing to life some of the functionality from Hal 9000” in “2001: A Space Odyssey” (albeit without negative consequences).
An intelligent motion tracker – which can “see” in the dark (rather like the devices used by the Colonial Marines in “Aliens” or P. K. E. Meter from GhostBusters)

Timeline:

Recruitment Opens: 14^th March
Recruitment Closes: 12^th April
Challenges Announcement: 21^st April
Final Submission: 28^th August
Winner Announced: No later than the second week of October

Challengers’ Kit List

Name / Manufacturer Number	Description	Quantity
Raspberry Pi 2	Raspberry Pi 2	1
RASPBERRY-MODB+-512M	Raspberry Pi B Plus	1
RASPBRRY-MODA+-256M	Raspberry Pi A Plus	1
PIFACE CONTROL & DISPLAY 2	Pi Face Control & Display	1
PIFACE DIGITAL 2	PiFace Digital	1
CHIPKIT PI	ChipKit Pi	1
RPI CAMERA BOARD	Pi Camera	1
BITSCOPE MICRO	Bitscope Micro	1
FREESCALE XTRINSIC SENSORS	MEMS Sensors for Pi	1
GERTBOT	GertBot	1
MICROSTACK GPS	Microstack GPS	1
WIPI	Wi Pi	1
MICROSTACK ACCELEROMETER	Microstack Accelerometer	1
MICROSTACK BASE BOARD	Microstack Base Board	1
SHIM RTC	Shim Real Time Click	1
WOLFSON AUDIO CARD	Wolfson / Cirrus Logic Audio Card	1

Note: this kit is subject to change based upon compatibility & availability.

The challengers should also receive –

A license for CadSoft EAGLE.

Prizes

Grand Prize:

Star Wars - Ep V - The Empire Strikes Back - Don Post Deluxe Boba Fett Helmet #2

Community Choice Prize: Selection of Electronics Goodies TBC

Tags: design_challenge, raspberry-pi, sci_fi_your_pi