Winners Announcement - Upcycle IoT Design Challenge
30 Applicants, 15 Challengers, 46 Blog Posts, 150 Comments.
Please Congratulate the Winners of Summer of Green Tech Design Challenge.
Every year, 50 million tons of e-waste ends up in landfills. Luckily, this is a problem we could all help tackle!
15 selected Challengers received the Microchip Nano Curiosity Kit along with Mikroe sensors of their choice.
Their task, to build a prototype that organizes, reduces, or recycles e-waste into something beneficial to humanity. Upcycle, update, and save e-waste from the landfill!
The Prizes
**Grand Prize and Runner Up winners also earn the finisher prize.
The Kit
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SAM E51 Curiosity Nano Evaluation Kit |
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Curiosity Nano Base Evaluation Kit |
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The Judges
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Winner of the Upcycle IoT Design Challenge:
amgalbu - IT - 8 Blogs.
Project: ColdCase
A wonderful project with the theme of this challenge at its core.
Upcycling a old e-waste PC into a IoT controlled Mini-Fridge.
This project was well written, had great use of the kit, and included a great Bluetooth app. Including 3D printed components, and of course fingerprint security to keep those beers secure!
Read the blogs here: ColdCase - Blog #7 - Final demo
Runner Up of the Upcycle IoT Design Tech Challenge:
misaz - CZ - 5 Blogs.
Reusing Broken Wireless Headphones
Misaz saved their favorite headphones from landfill by reverse engineering them and creating a command line remote control system.
Its quirky, fun and solidly in the theme of this challenge.
Read the blogs here: /challenges-projects/design-challenges/upcycle-iot-design-challenge/b/blog/posts/blog-5-completing-up-cycling-broken-wireless-earbuds
Finishers of the Upcycle IoT Design Tech Challenge:
These challengers passed all the requirements to qualify for the runner up prizes.
Please join me congratulating out winners!!
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