Android Things: Rapid Prototypes to Real Products

If you are a winner, we will contact you directly via email to arrange the shipment of your prize.

Participants who receive free hardware and do not submit a project may be ineligible for future giveaways unless the hardware is returned.

If you receive free hardware and become unable to submit a project, please contact us at help@hackster.io and let us know as soon as possible. We may choose to arrange for the hardware to be shipped to another participant.

To be eligible for judging, an entry must meet the following content/technical requirements:

To receive a free hardware:

• You must create a free Hackster.io account and register as a participant for this contest.

• Your original idea must be submitted via the idea form.

• Ideas should be submitted in the English language.

• Your idea must include use of the Android Things platform and / or services

To win one of the Grand Prizes:

• Your project must be created using Android Things.

• Your project must be relevant to the theme of the contest.

• Your final project must be fully documented on Hackster with the project template.

• Your final project must be submitted using the project template.

• Your final project documentation must include the following:

a) Images

b) Instructions

c) BOM

d) Schematics

e) Code

f) CAD (if relevant to the project)

In addition:

• Your entry must be your own original work; and

• your entry cannot have been selected as a winner in any other contest; and

• you must have obtained any and all consents, approvals or licenses required for you to submit your entry; and

• your entry may not include any third party trademarks (logos, names) or copyrighted materials (music, images, video, recognizable people) unless you have obtained permission to use the materials.

Winners are selected based on the following criteria:

Project Documentation (60 points)

• Story/Instructions - Show how you created your project, including images, screenshots, and/or video

• BOM – Detail the hardware components as well as apps you used

• Schematics – Use software like Fritzing.org, draw your circuit diagrams, detailed photographs

• Code – Include working code with helpful comments

• Great photographs, videos, and screenshots are worth a thousand words. Ask yourself: "If I were a beginner reading this project, would I understand how to recreate it?"

• Project must clearly address the contest theme

• Project must be able to explain a complicated idea simply

Creativity (25 points)

• Your idea doesn't have to be perfect , but it should be creative (a fresh take on an old idea is often worth as much as a brand new idea).

Google Services (15 points)

• Use other services from Google, such as TensorFlow(TM) or Google Cloud Platform.

• Win $5000 + A Dragon Innovation Certification + Access to Dragon Innovation's Product Planner for 12 months

• Win $2500 + A Dragon Innovation Certification + Access to Dragon Innovation's Product Planner for 12 months

• Win $1000 + A Dragon Innovation Certification + Access to Dragon Innovation's Product Planner for 12 months

• Google loved your projects and wanted to highlight your work! (5 are available)

• Submit your idea by Sep 29, 2017 at 11:59 PM PT

• If you are not already a member, you will need to create a free Hackster.io account.

• Register for the contest by clicking "Register as a participant" on the main contest page.

• Submit your idea by clicking "Apply to receive a hardware" fill in the form.

• Teams of up to 3 people are allowed.

• Participant agrees to pay local tax at customs if applicable in order to receive the free hardware.

• Idea reviews and hardware awarding make take up to 14 days from date of submission.

• US export regulations prohibit the export of goods and services to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria. Therefore, residents of these countries/regions are not eligible to participate.

How to submit your project to be eligible to win one of the grand prizes (no purchase necessary, no prior entries required):

• Build and submit your project by Oct 31, 2017 at 11:59 PM PT

• Build your project using Android Things.

• Add a new project by clicking the "+" symbol at the top right side of the screen and follow the submission template.

• Share detailed instructions with images in the story section.

• Share the bill of materials.

• Share the electronics schematics.

• Share the source code (optionally via Github or Bitbucket).

• Share the CAD files (if relevant).

Winners of free devices will be announced individually by email on a rolling basis.

Contest winners will be announced on November 10, 2017. The list of winners will be visible on the main page (Contest brief).

Project Documentation (60 points)

• Story/Instructions - Show how you created your project, including images, screenshots, and/or video

• BOM – Detail the hardware components as well as any apps you used

• Must use Android Things in all projects submited

• Schematics – Use software like Fritzing.org, draw your circuit diagrams, or include detailed photographs

• Code – Include working code with helpful comments

• Great photographs, videos, and screenshots are worth a thousand words. Ask yourself: "If I was a beginner reading this project, would I understand how to recreate it?"

• Project must clearly address the contest theme

• Project must be able to explain a complicated idea simply

Creativity (25 points)

• Your idea doesn't have to be perfect, but it should be creative (a fresh take on an old idea is often worth as much as a brand new idea).

Google Services (15 points)

• Use other services from Google, such as TensorFlow(TM) or Google Cloud Services and land extra points.

Contest Rules

Eligibility

You are eligible to enter if you meet the following requirements at time of entry:

• You are a hobbyist or professional in the field of technology development and

• If you are considered a minor in your place of residence, then you should ask your parent’s or legal guardian’s permission prior to submitting an entry into this challenge.

• You are NOT a resident of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, or Syria; and

• US. export regulations prohibit the export of goods and services to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria. Therefore, residents of these countries/regions are not eligible to participate.

• You are not involved in the execution or administration of this Challenge; and

• You are not an immediate family member of (parent, sibling, spouse/domestic partner, child) or household member of a Hackster employee;

• Your entry cannot be run or conducted in a way that conflicts with any Google policies or terms of service, including this Promotion Policy, our Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, User Content and Conduct Policy, Button Policy, Google+ Pages Additional Terms of Service, or YouTube’s Contest Policies and Guidelines, and you must not encourage participants in your entry to engage in any activity that would violate any of our policies or terms of service.

• You are not a Google employee or a Government Official

• Persons who are (1) residents of US embargoed countries, (2) ordinarily resident in US embargoed countries, or (3) otherwise prohibited by applicable export controls and sanctions programs may not participate in this contest.

• You hereby release Google and its affiliates from any liability associated with your entry and you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Google, its parent corporation, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, or debt and expenses (including attorney's fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to Google+ for your entry; (ii) your violation of any term of this Promotion Policy or any other Google policies; (iii) any violation within your entry of any third party right, including any copyright, property, publicity (including defamation), or privacy right; (iv) any claim from any third party relating to or arising from your entry including for any prizes awarded or the failure to award such prizes; or (v) any claim that your entry violates any law, rule, or regulation. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive the termination of the service, changes to this Promotion Policy or any other Google policies and your use of Google+.

Yes, you can use any compatible hardware, such as the Raspberry Pi 3 and other kits https://developer.android.com/things/hardware/developer-kits.html