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About the Challenge | 500th Episode | What's in THE BOX | Contestants | The Prizes | element14 Vault Giveaway| Terms & Conditions | See Brainstorming Call | Member Challenge Winners | Episode 504

 

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We have been building projects, tearing down hardware, and educating viewers on electronics, components, protocols and products for over ten years! And soon we will be releasing our 500th episode!

 

As a special way to mark the occasion we're inviting you to help Build Inside THE BOX and support STEM Education for the 500th episode. Read below on how you can get involved, and what it is about:

 

What is Build Inside the Box?

If you've heard of the television show 'Chopped' then you will be familiar with the idea - contestants must create a palatable dish using all of the ingredients that they are given.

For our 500th episode and to support STEM education, we have chosen three of our hosts to Build Inside the Box - competing against each other to create... something, anything! But they must use absolutely everything (that you help to decide on) they are given in THE BOX.

The projects they create will become our 500th episode of element14 presents - and bonus content of their builds will be available exclusively here on the element14 Community.

Each contestant will be competing for electronics hardware prizes and a shopping cart that will be awarded to a local STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) organisation that each has selected.

 

Register for Twitch Stream to see which VCP won

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Our Wonderful Contestants and Who They're Playing For

 

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Clem

Clem is taking up the challenge on behalf of Georg Schibranji. George is a teacher who gets his students into electronics with his initiative called ‘Fabrik8’, created in 2016 it aims to give the best possible 3D Printing education and support of enthusiasm for electronics in pupils of all ages to aid with requirements for getting work in the industry, George is also the founder of a Makerspace!

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Katie

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Katie’s taking up the challenge on behalf of TEC Girls, a group of women and men in Cornwall, United Kingdom, who’re changing the lack of women in technology, engineering and the creative areas to encourage participation at college, secondary and primary school levels with the aim to encourage engagement as early as possible to help young girls realize that technology is open to all.

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James

If James wins, the beneficiary will be DePaul University's $1,000 makerspace program which pairs underserved high schools in Chicago and the metropolitan area with the tools, training, and curriculum for teachers to integrate maker-centered learning into the classroom. The winning bundle will be distributed in conjunction with curriculum for teacher to use in covering the basics for students to learn 3D printing, CNC routing, electronics, programming, and development for the Internet of Things.

Grand Prize (1 STEM Education Winner)

1x Multicomp Pro Digital OscilloscopeMulticomp Pro Digital Oscilloscope

1x Multicomp Pro / Tenma Bench Power SupplyMulticomp Pro / Tenma Bench Power Supply

5x Multicomp Pro Digital Multimeter with BluetoothMulticomp Pro Digital Multimeter with Bluetooth

2x Multicomp Pro 80W Soldering Station 120v/240v 450-480degCMulticomp Pro 80W Soldering Station 120v/240v 450-480degC

PLUS a $750 USD Shopping Cart

 

Runner-Up Prize (2 STEM Education Winners)

1x Multicomp Pro / Tenma Bench Power SupplyMulticomp Pro / Tenma Bench Power Supply

2x Multicomp Pro Digital Multimeter with BluetoothMulticomp Pro Digital Multimeter with Bluetooth

1x Multicomp Pro 80W Soldering Station 120v/240v 450-480degCMulticomp Pro 80W Soldering Station 120v/240v 450-480degC

PLUS a $500 USD Shopping Cart

 

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  • kmikemoo
    kmikemoo over 4 years ago +11
    Well cstanton , you read my mind with the 555. Every crazy project needs one. The weird ingredient I thought of is a photo interrupter ( https://www.newark.com/vishay/tcst1103/optical-sensor-transmissive…
  • dougw
    dougw over 4 years ago +9
    As indicated by Sean ( colporteur ), I would like to see a complete interactive sensory experience - visual (LEDs), audio (speaker & mic), tactile (switches pots & knobs), motion (motor or servo), sensors…
  • ntewinkel
    ntewinkel over 4 years ago +9
    The box will also need that "weird ingredient"... best I can think of right now is a little old analogue gauge?
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  • alls
    alls over 4 years ago

    A RaspberryPi Pico

    A 9v battery

    A Character LCD 16x2 Display as output

    A tv remote as input (or any remote that could be found in any house)

    A fridge magnet

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  • dubbie
    dubbie over 4 years ago in reply to alls

    Ana,

     

    That's what we need, Element14 Fridge magnets, but we'll have to act fast as more and more fridges are being made out of plastic rather than sheet metal. My current fridge may well be my last one suitable for fridge magnets - what will I do with them then!

     

    Dubbie

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  • dougw
    dougw over 4 years ago in reply to dubbie

    My fridge is stainless steel - non magnetic image

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  • hifromkatie
    hifromkatie over 4 years ago in reply to dubbie

    oh no, everyone with small children will be stuffed when that happens, where would we hang all the "art work" that they bring home!
    With 2 children under 6, we've probably got under 25% of the fridge surface actually visible around the paper and magnets stuck to it (and it's a big double door fridge freezer).

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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 4 years ago in reply to hifromkatie

    Next project perhaps - LCD display on the fridge doors - "art work" via digital signage ?

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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 4 years ago in reply to hifromkatie

    Next project perhaps - LCD display on the fridge doors - "art work" via digital signage ?

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    hifromkatie over 4 years ago in reply to beacon_dave

    I would love to do something like that, it's been in the bank of my mind for a while. A4/letter sized lcd panel mounted on the fridge, you corked display pictures, but also a home hub type thing with room temps, energy usage etc and then also have the ability to send recipes across to it to view in the middle of the kitchen whilst cooking.

    Think it really needs thinking about to get it just right /as useful as possible, so maybe post covid when I can rely on the kids being in school and get some time to focus on it!

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    cstanton over 4 years ago in reply to hifromkatie

    A member of the Community dev' team had a similar requirement, where they have a calendar also on the fridge, or wall, but they needed it digitised, so considered some mix of camera + projector capture so when it was drawn on it also updated a digital google calendar or similar, so the information was present in two places.

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  • beacon_dave
    beacon_dave over 4 years ago in reply to hifromkatie

    It was supposed to be the way that kitchen appliances were heading around the time the infamous IoT smart fridge was announced.

     

    It looks like Samsung have done some work in this area: 

    https://www.samsung.com/uk/refrigerators/family-hub-fridge-freezers/

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  • hifromkatie
    hifromkatie over 4 years ago in reply to beacon_dave

    Tbh that's where the inspiration came from, we have that samsung fridge, but without the screen, because that made it v.expensive. So then started considering if it would be possible to add the technology in a cheaper and more open way.

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