First things first, very well done to all five Challengers for completing and sharing your projects. I hope all five of you are proud of what you have created and I want to say straight away that everyone will be receiving the Finisher prize, it is well-deserved.
We will do a quick recap of the competition and the prizes as always. Then, although it is always hard to choose the winners, we will get straight into who has won.
The Competition
The challenge was to create a prototype smart home and/or healthcare system for a happier, healthier person or home using the provided kit. Challengers had to blog their build process and share the outcome of their projects in a final project write-up, showcasing the features of the kit's components in imaginative or innovative ways.
The Prizes
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Prize Category |
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First Place Prize
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Approx. Value $1,387 USD Philips Hue Starter Kit Philips Hue White & Colour Ambiance Smart Bulb Philips Hue Outdoor Camera Google Pixel Watch OMRON X7 Smart AFib Blood Pressure Monitor Smart EKG Monitor |
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Second Place Prize
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Approx. Value $645 USD Google Pixel Watch OMRON X7 Smart AFib Blood Pressure Monitor |
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Third Place Prize
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Approx. Value $111 USD OMRON X7 Smart AFib Blood Pressure Monitor |
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Finisher Prizes
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Approx. Value $23 USD OxiPro OX2 OximeteHealth & Pharma Awards Winner 2026 - Fingertip Pulse Oximeter/Blood Oxygen Monitor - Finger Oxygen Saturation/SATS Monitor to measure SpO2 / Medical Device for Adults
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*Don't worry if a prize is out of stock in your region or does not have the right plug for you. We can ship from global stocks, include a plug adaptor, or find a local equivalent of a prize.
**First Place, Second Place and Third Place winners will also earn the finisher prize.
The Winners
First Place Prize
taifur created an easy-to-carry, lightweight health monitoring device for rural areas which measures body temperature, heart rate, blood oxygen saturation (SpO₂), and performs three-lead electrocardiogram testing.
Second Place Prize
Qbit built a two-part project for tracking sleep and helping optimize someone’s sleep quality by combining temperature sensing and movement detection, as well as blood oxygen saturation and heart rate.
Third Place Prize
arvindsa also designed a wearable project intended to run for days on a small battery which reads someone’s heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, skin temperature, and movements, alerting a user quickly if it detects something is wrong.
Finisher Prizes
In no particular order
jelektro built an experimental PC-based platform for physiological data acquisition, visualization, and analysis built around the two evaluation platforms from Analog Devices.
mihaita802003 designed a wearable system for continuous physiological monitoring and metabolic trend analysis using the kit’s sensors.
Well done to our winners! e14Liz will be in touch with any questions or details on shipping the prizes. Thank you to everyone who took part in this challenge and also everyone who discussed, commented, and liked this challenge. Plus, thank you to our sponsors for this challenge - Analog Devices, 3M, Molex, and Emerson | NI - for their input and for providing the kit.
If anyone is inspired by this challenge and looking for their next project then check out the annual Halloween competition. All you have to do is create a Halloween-themed electronics project before the close date on 15th November. There are also more design challenges coming soon… 
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