Tag: competition

The two winners of of the SwarmRobot competition group prizes are:

• DooMMasteR on behalf of stratum0
• Jon on behalf of his group.

Both entries scored well against most of the judging criteria and were evaluated as well deserved winners!

Emails have been sent to the prize winners. There were no winners in the individual category.

A big thanks to those who entered and also to all those who visited and especially the sites that provided links!

Reminder: Only a few days until entries close November 30, 2012, 6AM GMT

Your entry only has to be idea – you do not have to make anything to enter! Don’t be tricked by lack of visible updates about the competition, the web site traffic show that is is reasonable interest in the competition 🙂

All you need to do is write a submission on what you would do with the SwarmRobot PCBs. The winners will be those displaying the best spirit of open sharing and learning in what they intend to do with the PCBs and how they intend to do this.

Prizes 15 PCB pairs (main controller and IR shield).

• Individuals – 5 prizes of 1 PCB pair
• Maker/Hacker spaces or other like minded groups – 2 prizes, each of 5 pairs of PCBs

Detailed information on the competition and how to enter can be found at:

• SwarmRobot competition – free PCB prizes
• SwarmRobot Competition details

Below are all the necessary details for the competition. Please discuss via this forum.

Update: Please indicate which category you are entering in your submission – Individual or Group.

One final hint in addition to all the criteria below and the hints in the original post: this competition is about ideas for what you hope to do with the SwarmRobot PCBs when you win!

Judging criteria for entries:

1. What you would do with the SwarmRobot PCBs.
   • What you intend to do with the PCBs
   • Swarm behaviour/capability of robots
   • Swarm of people creating…..
     • Swarm – of robots and people creating…..
     • Individuals – can work with others via the internet
     • Groups – can work as a group or with other groups
     • XinCheJian is one such group of individuals!
   • Imagination and creativity
   • Realism – can the ideas be implemented with AtTiny2313A SwarmRobot PCBS (including additional shields & code)!
   • Originality. A smart new design that extends and inspires
   • Technical prowess
2. Displaying the best spirit of open sharing
   • Learning
   • How you intend to implement your ideas.
   • Documentation. Schematics, theory, pictures and/or video. It’s all about sharing, so that others can do or extend!
   • This sites/AFRON goals = open, sharing, accessibility, education, low cost

Rules

• Any idea can be entered, but judges will favour ideas that can easily be implemented on the prize PCBs.
• Original entries will score you the most points. Please don’t copy existing ideas from the internet.
• Submit as many entries as you want, but please submit each separately.
• Good documentation is a must. Use a video, pictures, schematics, etc to document the idea.
• The submission files must be released under an open source license. Closed source software or hardware is allowed, but should be fully disclosed and redistributable.
• We want to show off your ideas, and other websites will too. You agree to allow any part of your submission to be republished here and at other media outlets.
• All rules, categories and decisions are subject to change at any time. We’ll do our best to let you know about any changes and why they were made.
• Entries must be received by November 30, 2012, 6AM GMT. Winners will be announced on this webpage by December 10, 2012.
• Preferred way to submit your entry is via this forum. Please note that forum accounts have to be manually approved – due to all the spam issues. So don’t leave your account creation until the competition deadline!
• Alternate submission is via an email to this sites contact email.

Legal stuff
We want everyone to have fun, and nobody to get sued. Welcome to the legal section.

• Void where prohibited. The competition is open to world wide participants, unless your local laws say otherwise. We aren’t lawyers, so you need to determine any restrictions on your own, before entering. If you win a prize and can’t collect it, you will need to work it out on your own.
• Pay your own taxes. If you win a prize and taxes or import duties are due, you will need to work it out on your own.
• Any cash prizes paid by PayPal or money order, super void where prohibited. If the winner is unable to receive it, or there’s a legal problem with a cash prize, we’ll donate the money to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
• No purchase necessary for entry. This isn’t a lottery.
• Permission to use your entry. We need to post your entry on the blog. By entering the contest the entrant(s) consent to have all submitted material related to the contest used without notification. Likely uses are promoting the contest and open hardware, and advertising for competition sponsors.
• Judging. Our judges’ decision is final.
• Legal paranoia. Entries that violate local, Federal, or international law may be disqualified.
• Rules may change. If the rules do change we will publish the changes as quickly as possible.

Rules and legal inspiration taken from the awesome 555 Contest (via WayBackMachine) and DangerousPrototypes 7400 competitions.

Been thinking of running a competition to give away some free PCBs and now that I have your attention thanks to Slashdot, here goes:

Prizes 15 PCB pairs (main controller and IR shield).

• Individuals – 5 prizes of 1 PCB pair
• Maker/Hacker spaces or other like minded groups – 2 prizes, each of 5 pairs of PCBs

To enter: Write a submission on what you would do with the SwarmRobot PCBs. The winners will be those displaying the best spirit of open sharing and learning in what they intend to do with the PCBs and how they intend to do this.

Hints:

• Look at this sites goals and those of the AFRON competition
• Swarm – of robots and people creating…..
• Individuals – can work with others via the internet
• Groups – can work as a group or with other groups
• XinCheJian is one such group of individuals!
• XincCheJian wiki has a lot of SwarmRobot information and ideas
• Be creative, but realistic – it would be great if you can follow through with your ideas and the PCBS!
• Look at this sites goals and those of the AFRON competition

Entries will close – near the end of November. Full details with closing time and how to submit will be published shortly. If you can’t wait – then look to how dangerousprototypes run the 7400 competition – loose and flexible rules, with core goals of encouragement and having fun!

UPDATES: 

• Rules & how to enter etc 
• Winners announced