Save the Bees Design Challenge

pchan over 2 years ago

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APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JANUARY 2nd 2023

1 in 4 species of Bees are at risk of extinction, Engineers heed the call!

Did you know 1 in 3 bites of food are pollinated by bees? This shows the importance of maintaining the global bees population.

In this challenge you will use the Arduino MKR1310 & Pro Nicla Vision Boards to solve the bee crisis and for a chance to win some amazing prizes.

Examples of qualifying projects can include and are not limited to:

Scan Incoming Bees for mites
Shake bees to remove mites
Test bees for Disease or Pollution
Monitor Air Quality
Track where bees are feeding
Monitor Bee movements within the hive.

The Sponsored Kit	The Specs
Arduino MKR WAN 1310 Buy Now	Arduino MKR WAN 1310 board provides a practical and cost effective solution to add LoRa® connectivity to projects requiring low power. This open source board can be connected to: the Arduino IoT Cloud, your own LoRa® network using the Arduino LoRa® PRO Gateway, existing LoRaWAN infrastructure like The Things Network, or even other boards using the direct connectivity mode. SAMD21 Cortex®-M0+ 32bit low power ARM MCU CMWX1ZZABZ radio module Improved battery power ATECC508 secure element
Arduino Pro Nicla Vision Board Buy Now	Tiny form factor of 22.86 x 22.86 mm Powerful processor to host intelligence on the edge Packed with a 2MP color camera that supports TinyML, smart 6-axis motion sensor, microphone and distance sensor Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® Low Energy connectivity Supports MicroPython Standalone when battery powered Expand existing project with sensing capabilities, make MV prototyping faster

The Sponsored Kit

The Specs

Arduino MKR WAN 1310

Buy Now

Arduino MKR WAN 1310 board provides a practical and cost effective solution to add LoRa® connectivity to projects requiring low power.

This open source board can be connected to: the Arduino IoT Cloud, your own LoRa® network using the Arduino LoRa® PRO Gateway, existing LoRaWAN infrastructure like The Things Network, or even other boards using the direct connectivity mode.

SAMD21 Cortex®-M0+ 32bit low power ARM MCU
CMWX1ZZABZ radio module
Improved battery power
ATECC508 secure element

Arduino Pro Nicla Vision Board

Buy Now

Tiny form factor of 22.86 x 22.86 mm
Powerful processor to host intelligence on the edge
Packed with a 2MP color camera that supports TinyML, smart 6-axis motion sensor, microphone and distance sensor
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® Low Energy connectivity
Supports MicroPython
Standalone when battery powered
Expand existing project with sensing capabilities, make MV prototyping faster

Find out more about the challenge here including terms and conditions.

pw1 over 2 years ago

Oh dear, just missed the entry date. I'll be interested to see what everybody else is doing for this
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walleynp over 2 years ago

This bee project is a fantastic initiative that helps to raise awareness about the importance of bees in our environment. It's great to see people coming together to learn about and support these essential insects.
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martinharnevie over 2 years ago

Very confusing dating. Seems to be a weird mix of US style MM/DD/YY and Commonwealth style DD/MM/YY. Would have been very interesting to help meeting the set up goals by creative and innovative design. But their email only arrived 9th Dec 2022. Seems build start is on 1st April 2023 (perhaps intentional) while submission date is on 17th March 2023 if we assume US style reverse dating.

To Be a Bee or not to Be a Bee, that's the Question.
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Zandile over 2 years ago

I'm happy to be able to make money by simply playing this game
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