Smart Home & Healthcare Challenge

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Create a prototype smart home and/or healthcare system for a happier, healthier person or home.

5 selected Challengers will get the kit of Components below FREE of charge to help build a smart home and/or healthcare-themed project.

For the chance to win one of the prizes below, you must blog your build process and share the final outcome of your Project that showcases features of the kit's components in the most imaginative way possible.

Example projects include but are not limited to:

• Smart Climate Control System
• Smart Lighting System
• Smart Mirror
• Open-source Heart Monitor
• Athlete Performance Recorder
• Elderly Safety Monitor
• Medication Dispenser
• Children Monitor

Scroll down to see all the prizes, the free kit provided to selected challengers, the important dates, and how to win.

The Prizes

Prizes are subject to change but will be of similar price and style.

*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.
**Grand Prize and Runner Up winners will also earn the finisher prize.

Sponsored Challenger Kit

5 Sponsored Challengers get the following kit FREE of charge to incorporate into their project.

We have purposely not included a microcontroller so you can choose your own platform!

The Sponsored Kit		Qty.
	Analog Devices MAX30208EVSYS# Evaluation Kit MAX30208 Temperature Sensor, High Precision, ±0.1°C Accuracy Buy Now	1
	Analog Devices MAXREFDES117# Reference Design Board Reference Design Board, Optical Heart Rate and Pulse-Oximetry Monitor, Integrated Red and IR LEDs Buy now	1
	3M EM25TP-0050 EMI Absorber FFDM, 340mm x 340mm x 0.05mm, EM25TP Series Buy now	1
	3M 1/2-5-8810. Thermally Conductive Tape 12.7mmx4.57m Buy now	1
	Emerson | NI 3-month free LabVIEW Trial Buy now	1

The Dates

How To Win & The Challenge Requirements

5 successful applicants will be chosen to receive the Kit above and these successful applicants will be our sponsored Challengers.

Challengers must post their progress and final project as at least 5 Forum Thread updates and 1 Project Blog type and post before the closing date.

Good and imaginative uses of component features will be graded more favorably. Plus, posts which are media rich with Photos, Videos and Code samples will also be viewed more favorably in the Judging Process.

If you are not successful in becoming an official Challenger but still want to enter, you can purchase the kit as described above and adhere to the same Terms and Conditions to still be in the running to win! All participants are eligible for the Winner and Finisher prizes.

The Judges

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The Terms

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About The Sponsors

Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) empowers the Intelligent Edge with the most innovative analog, digital, and software solutions, accelerating breakthroughs that benefit society and the planet. Learn more about their technologies here. 

3M believes science helps create a brighter world for everyone. By unlocking the power of people, ideas and science to reimagine what's possible, our global team uniquely addresses the opportunities and challenges of our customers, communities, and planet. You can find out more about 3M here. 

At Molex, we believe in the transformative power of creating connections. Obstacles become opportunity through innovation, engineering expertise, collaborative customer experiences and industry-leading interconnect solutions. Alongside our customers, we’re bridging borders between patients and medical providers, creating safer and smarter industrial environments, turning mobile devices into hubs of on-demand information and enabling data centers to support it all. Together, we are Creating Connections for Life. For more information, click here. 

At Emerson | NI, we bring together the people, ideas and technology so forward thinkers and creative problem solvers can take on humanity’s biggest challenges. From data and automation to research and validation, we provide the tailored, software-connected systems engineers and enterprises need to Engineer Ambitiously every day. Learn more about NI's products here.