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What should we run as the next 'Design Challenge Competition' ? Give us your suggestions!

cstanton

Hey everyone,

 

What should we run as the next Design Challenge using Raspberry Pi?

 

There have been a number of these competitions over the years, ideally resulting in a prototype that could go to production - though some are, frankly, just for fun at demonstrating the products that we sell. Still, we want something that invites you to create something either with products you have or products we give you to make a project that ideally makes a difference.

 

We're looking for Raspberry Pi Design Challenge ideas this time. We've had a few of these in the past:

 

Pi Chef Design Challenge

Bluetooth Unleashed Design Challenge

Pi IoT

Sci Fi Your Pi

Forget Me Not Design Challenge

Rocking Raspberry Pi

Pi NoIR and Catch Santa Challenge

 

After some suggestions have been made we may have a poll to choose the one we go with image and you'll probably get a badge for helping out image

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  • I too was thinking along the similar lines to point 2: a CNC challenge. The selected challengers would be given a pack with 3-4 stepper motors, a RPi and suitable shield. They could use this to automate an existing workshop machine, build a 3D printer, make a 2D plotter, a 2D pyro-engraver, a metal engraver, wood router CNC machine, a UV plotter for PCB designs or something extra niche whereby the stepper adjusts feed rate of a wooden/plastic or metal workpiece into the cutter/grinder/sander of an existing machine.

     

    The challenger pack would need to contain enough of the major parts to guarantee success but without providing everything.

     

    Rod

  • in reply to 14rhb

    Oh heh, your idea is MUCH better than mine - I was thinking much simpler that, just taking an existing CNC machine and having the RPi throw the gcode at it.

    Yours is much more interesting image

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