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• Challenge 1: Re-engineering Education

  Lutetium • 03/21/2023 at 06:28 • 7 comments

  Entry Period 7:01 a.m. P.D.T on March 25, 2023 - 07:00 a.m. P.D.T on April 25, 2023.

  Finalists Announced on or around 5/16

  We all have knowledge that we've gained one way or another, and that's not always through formal education.  Hackers tend to learn best by doing.  In the Re-engineering Education challenge, we want you to help give others a chance to learn new skills.  Whether you're building a DIY radio kit, a breadboard-it-yourself computer, or even a demonstrator robot arm, if it helps pass on your hard-earned skills, we want you to enter it here. 

• Challenge 2: Assistive Tech

  Lutetium • 03/21/2023 at 06:27 • 43 comments

  Entry Period 7:01 a.m. P.D.T on April 25, 2023 - 7:00 a.m. P.D.T on May 30, 2023

  Finalists Announced  on or around 6/12

  Building things for people who need them the most is the noblest pursuit.  The Assistive Tech challenge calls for projects that help people with disabilities to learn, work, move around, and simply live their lives to the fullest.  So get out there, identify a real assistive need, and take a swing at solving it.  Small hacks or large projects, we want to see how you can make peoples' lives better.

• Challenge 3: Green Hacks

  Lutetium • 03/21/2023 at 06:26 • 8 comments

  Entry Period 7:01 a.m. P.D.T on May 30, 2023 - 7:00 a.m. P.D.T on July 4, 2023

  Finalists Announced on or around 7/17

  There are hundreds of ways that we can all go a little bit lighter on this planet, and our Green Hacks challenge encourages you make them real.  Whether you want to focus on clean energy, smarter recycling, preventing waste, or even cleaning up the messes that we leave behind, every drop of oil left unburned or gadget kept out of the landfill helps keep our world running a little cleaner.  Here's your chance to hack _for_ the planet. 

  Sponsored by :

  Protolabs

• Challenge 4: Gearing Up

  Lutetium • 03/21/2023 at 06:24 • 3 comments

  Entry Period 7:01 a.m. P.D.T on July 4, 2023 - 7:00 a.m. P.D.T on August 8, 2023

  Finalists Announced on or around 8/21

  Humans are a tool-using species; hackers are a tool-building species.  Even if your lab is stocked from the bottom to the top, you can never have enough measuring equipment, work-holding jigs, or other functional creature comforts.  In our Gearing Up challenge, we want you to show us what you've built that helps you get the next project done.
  

• Challenge 5: Save the World Wildcard

  Lutetium • 03/21/2023 at 06:22 • 4 comments

  Entry Period 7:01 a.m. P.D.T on August 8, 2023 - 07:00 a.m. P.D.T on September 12, 2023

  Finalists Announced on or around 9/26

  The Wildcard Challenge lets your projects speak for themselves.  Whatever it is that you're designing, building, or planning, we want to see it come to life.  Make it awesome, document it well, and share it with the world. Go wild! 

• FAQ

  Lutetium • 03/21/2023 at 06:18 • 0 comments

  The 2023 Hackaday Prize FAQ

  How do I enter?

  There is a drop down menu below your project image. Simply start a project and click the dropdown, from there you will see 2023 Hackaday Prize. You will only be able to enter the challenge that is open at the time you are submitting. 

  What is considered an entry?

  Put simply, you need an idea, an image, and documentation. To start, choose a challenge to address, or talk about a technology problem facing people today and your idea of what a solution might be and enter it to the Wildcard Challenge. 

  From your documentation, others should be able to build what you're working on, and incorporate the best ideas into their own projects. To be eligible for judging you must have the entry round requirements completed by the close date of the challenge you are entering.

  Those who need a little more inspiration will excel in any of the first four challenges. But everyone should enter the Wildcard Challenge too as it encourages you to plan well, working though problems before they become huge prototyping issues.

  What are the 2023 Hackaday Prize Challenges? When do they start/end?

  Choose to enter any of these five challenges. 

  • Re-engineering Education
  • Assistive Tech
  • Green Hacks
  • Gearing Up
  • Save the World Wildcard 

  How do I see which projects have already been entered?

  Check out this full list of official entries.

  How much of my Project Profile will I be judged upon?

  All parts of your project will be judged. We recommend you start with a brief summary to provide an overall understanding of your project. From there, explain each part in detail, adding images and diagrams as needed. A video is only required for the final round, but if you want to make one to help walk through your project that is a great idea.

  Where do I submit my prize project entry video?

  On the Edit Project page add the link to your entry video in the Contest Entry Videos field and click save.

  What does "open" actually mean?

  Open refers to how much you have documented about your project and how much you will make available to the public when you push your project out into the world. Optimally, we would like to see open source drivers, hardware, and development tools; the final project would also be licensed as open source (using the wide range of licenses that are possible). This is a judging preference, so providing design files in a format that uses open source tools (and therefore allows others to easily use or modify them), will help you with the best chance of edging out your competition.

  What are the judges using as criteria for who moves on to the final round?

  You must complete the minimum entry requirements for the Challenge. Challenge entries will be judged on the following criteria:

  • How effective of a solution is the entry to the challenge it is responding to?
  • How thoroughly documented were the design process & design decisions?
  • How ready is this design to be manufactured?
  • How complete is the project?

  What are the judges using as criteria to select the top ten winners?

  Finalist entries will be judged on the following criteria:

  • Concept- Is the project creative, original, functional, and pushing boundaries? Does the project effectively address the selected challenge?
  • Design- Is there a depth of design detail available (like a system design, CAD models, project test methods, etc.)? Is there base-level planning for the functionality (e.g., functional block diagram, list of specifications and descriptions of how they will be met, etc.)? How user-friendly is the design? 
  • Production- Is the project realistically reproducible (taking into consideration necessary materials, skills, and production processes)? Are the manufacturing processes detailed? Are those processes realistic for scalability?
  • Benchmark- How well is the project impact and viability demonstrated? Are estimated costs realistic? How well does the project improve upon other designs? 
  • Communication-...

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