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Help us Shape Design Challenges - Prizes

e14phil

Hello everyone!

 

For you that don't know, I help head up the Design Challenges team here at element14 and we are always looking to get community input on how to improve our programs.

 

If you have not heard of our Design Challenges, they are11 week long build challenges where applicants submit a project idea to a panel of judges. The best 15 are sent the official challengers build kit and spend the next 11 weeks building and blogging about it on the community.

After the 11 weeks are over, the judges choose which projects and blogs deserve the prizes and glory that comes with being a Design Challenge winner and winning a set of amazing Prizes.  We run multiple a year and recommend everyone to apply for a spot.

Think it is too much of a first build project? Check out Project14 for a quicker, lighter, build challenge.

 

Now, the question, how can you help today?

 

What would you like to see as prizes for Design Challenges?

(Preferably that would be available world wide)

 

To help jog your memories on what we have given away recently, here are our most recent design challenges and prizes:

 

ChallengesSponsors / CollaboratorsGrand Prizes
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Pi Chef

The Pi Chef Design Challenge uses the Raspberry Pi as the main ingredient to improve and expand your creativity in the kitchen.

Raspberry Pi Foundation

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Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine* + $1500 USD Newark element14/Premier Farnell Cart

 

Whynter Ice-Cream Maker* + $750 USD Newark element14/Premier Farnell Cart

 

Breville Tea Maker* + $500 USD Newark element14/Premier Farnell Cart

imageIoT on WheelsChallengers are invited to design a device that makes a vehicle safer, smarter or more efficient, whether it has one, two, three, or four wheels.STMicroelectronics

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Segway MiniPRO + Oculus Rift and Touch VR Headset + Duratool Crimp Kit 

 

Pioneer GPS Cycle Computer Bundle + GoPro Hero 5 Black Action Camera + Master Appliance: Soldering Iron, Hot Knife & Heat Tool Kit

 

The Traxxas Slash Radio Controlled Car Pro 2WD Short-Course Truck + QuietComfort 35 wireless headphones + Tenma Programmable Bench Power Supply

imageUpcycle it with IntelRegistered Edisonelement14 invites all engineers, DIY hobbyists and tinkerers to upcycle an obsolete item, computer, piece of electronic equipment or appliance and make a cool new electronics project built around the IntelRegistered Edison Kit for Arduino.IntelRegistered

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Keithley  DMM7510DMM7510 Digital Multimeter Dremel 4000 MultiTool Kit Weller Digital Soldering Station

 

Motorola Moto 360 Watch Dremel 4000 MultiTool Kit Emulation Technology  ET-413ET-413 USB 2MP Pen Microscope Weller Digital Soldering Station

 

Marshal Touch Screen Smart Watch + Dremel 4000 MultiTool Kit + Weller Digital Soldering Station

Top Comments

  • in reply to mcb1

    "This R2 unit has a bad motivator."

  • I do like ice cream, but my waistline doesn't.

    Answer of the year ...

     

    I've looked at the prizes over the years and like the prize has never been a motivator.

     

    I prefer the vouchers to enable me to purchase goods from the local element14 site.

    Tools and Instruments are fine, but what if you already have those (or better equivalents)

     

    Having said all that, my Nexus tablet I won was great but was UK based and therefore had no warranty and the wrong power pack.

    It's used regularily, and will continue to get used until it dies.

     

    The above shows great thinking to have goods matching the theme, but I'd like to see the value reduced so that you could offer something to others who have tried but not won.

    Perhaps the community could vote on the 'finishers' and they receive a $xxx shoping voucher.

    To encourage newer members one of these could be only for those that are entering a Design Challenge for the first time.

     

    Mark

  • There were some excellent prizes back in 2015, I got a Trip to the New York Makers Faire, there was a Bobba Fett helmet and some custom posters made too.

    I like stuff that you can't just buy so for me even the Element14 backpacks and T-Shirts are a great prize. Even something like photo signed by the Ben Heck team could work.

     

    In general tools and gadgets are great and a shopping cart is good but I don't think I'd want that to be the only prize.

     

    One big ticket item can be a bit of a turn off. For example I think I'd be a bit scared to use something like that Keithley multimeter incase it got broken. I was much more interested in the Dremel in that prize bundle.DMM7510 Digital Multimeter

  • Tools or instruments and/or shopping cart.

    Thinking of things like 3D printers, laser cutters, etc ... Speaking of which, have you seen the new Robox Pro? image
    Gadgets like VR sets, drones, segway sound cool as well! In the past there were also prizes containing trips to events such as Electronica.

    Personally, things like a coffee machine or tea make like in the latest challenge, do not really appeal to me. I do understand it fits the theme of the challenge though image

  • Having the ability to choose what you want given a dollar amount would be the best benefit.

    We all have a toy list, so having a voucher to defray the cost would help each of us build up our own suite of equipment.

     

    DAB