Smart Homes on the Edge

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 yasmine.hamdouche@snips.ai 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, you must meet ALL of the following requirements unless otherwise stated:

General Requirements

• You must be registered as a participant for this contest.
• You must create a Snips account.
• Your entry must be your own original work.
• Your entry cannot have been selected as a winner in any other Hackster contest.
• Your team is no more than 5 members per entry.*

*By entering a submission to this contest on behalf of a team, you acknowledge that you are the designated representative authorized to act on behalf of your team. (See full rules below for details)

Hardware Application Requirements

Note: If you choose to submit an application for free hardware, you must meet the following requirements. If not, continue to 'Hardware/Software Build Requirements' below.

• Your hardware application must be submitted via the online application form found on the contest page’s “apply for hardware” tab.
• Your hardware application must be written in English.
• Your hardware application must use the Voice Interaction Development Kit(s). (e.g. Voice Interaction Base Kit)
• Your hardware application must solve a problem related to Smart Home Automation.
• Your hardware application must be submitted by Feb 20, 2019 at 11:59 PM PT.

Hardware/Software Build Requirements

• Your project must be created using the Snips AI Voice Platform.
• Your project must be created using a Raspberry Pi and Seeed ReSpeaker. We recommend using the Raspberry Pi 3B+ as your base device in order to take full advantage of this more powerful and popular model to run the full Snips Natural Language Understanding (NLU) engine. However, other Raspberry Pi models are permitted for use as a Base device, including the RPi 2/3 models A/B/B+. If you intend to incorporate a Satellite into your project, you must also use a Raspberry Pi Zero W that can communicate with your base RPi device. You are free to incorporate any mic array, sensors, or additional add-ons you would like. Ideally, your project will be created using the Voice Interaction Development Kit, an all-in-one hardware and software development kit that includes a Raspberry Pi and Seeed ReSpeaker, along with other core components and sensors.
• Your project must be published using the Snips Console.
• Your project must be voice-controlled.
• Your project must solve a problem related to Smart Homes or Home Automation.

Project Documentation Requirements

• Your project must include a project name, short project description, cover image, bill of materials (BOM), full instructions, images, and relevant resource files (schematics, code, CAD).
• Your project must be written in English.
• Your project must be submitted by Apr 24, 2019 at 11:59 PM PT.

Your project will be judged according to the rubric below.

• Project Documentation (30 points)
  Story/Instructions - Show how you created your project, including images, screenshots, and/or a video demonstration of your solution working as intended. Ask yourself: “If I were a beginner reading this project, would I understand how to recreate it?”
• Complete BOM (10 points)
  Detail the hardware, software and/or tools used.
• Schematics (10 points)
  Draw your circuit diagrams using software like Fritzing.org and/or take detailed photographs.
• Code & Contribution (20 points)
  Include working code with helpful comments.
• Creativity (30 points)
  Your idea doesn’t have to be original, but it should be creative (a fresh take on an old idea is often worth as much as a brand new idea)

For the Hackster Impact Prize, your project will be judged according to the rubric below:

• Project Documentation (40 points)
  Story/Instructions - Show how you created your project, including images, screenshots, and/or a video demonstration of your solution working as intended. Ask yourself: “If I were a beginner reading this project, would I understand how to recreate it?”
• Complete BOM and Schematics -
  Detail the hardware, software and/or tools used. Draw your circuit diagrams using software like Fritzing.org and/or take detailed photographs.
• Code & Contribution -
  Include working code with helpful comments.
• Impact (40 points)
  How big of a problem are you solving? How well does your solution address the problem? How feasible is it? How easy will it be to implement at scale?
• Creativity (20 points)
  Your idea doesn’t have to be original, but it should be creative (a fresh take on an old idea is often worth as much as a brand new idea)

• 1st Place: Maker Faire
• 2nd Place: MacBook Pro 13"
• 3rd Place: $500 Seeed Gift Card

• $250 Gift card + Video interview + More

Step 1: Register for the Contest

• Start by creating a free account on Hackster.io (or sign-in if already a member).
• Register for the contest by clicking “Register as a participant”.

Step 2: Build and Document Your Project

• Build your project according to the submission requirements.
• Document your project build using Hackster’s project template. To create a new project, click “create new project” on the contest page or the “+” symbol in the top right corner of your Hackster page.

Step 3: Review and submit your project

• Review your project and make sure it meets all the submission requirements.
• Upload a previously created project by clicking “add existing project” on the contest page.
• Submit your project by Apr 24, 2019 at 11:59 PM PT by clicking “review and submit project” on the contest page.

free devices winners will be announced by February 28, 2019. The list of winners will be visible on the Ideas tab.

Contest winners will be announced on May 3, 2019. The list of winners will be visible on the main page (Contest brief).

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

• You are at least 13 years of age
  If you are 12 years or younger, you must receive a legal guardian's permission and have them complete Hackster’s contest permission form prior to submitting an entry into this contest. Send any questions to contests@hackster.io.
• You are not a resident of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, or Syria
  US export regulations prohibit the export of goods and services to the countries listed above, therefore residents of these countries are not eligible to participate in this challenge.
• You are not involved in the execution or administration of this contest.
• You are not an immediate family member or household member of a Hackster employee.