Junk Drawer Competition 2024

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

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.
• Your entry must be your own original work.
• 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)

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 Dec 31, 2024 at 11:59 PM PT.

Your project will be judged according to the rubric below. There is a possibility of earning 100 total points. The judge's vote is final.

• Spirit of the Challenge (25 points)
  Judges are able to decide how much the project has embraced the prize category and overall spirit of the challenge to provide the related amount of points. The amount of points could come from integrating particular features the judge mentioned in the prize category or from a grading scale from the judge assigning different amounts to each applicants project or any other process determined by the judge(s).
• Creativity (25 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). Adding artistic flairs to the project, making the project look as if it is form the future, using bright colors or other unique materials, and high end photos all go towards earning more creativity points.
• Project Documentation (25 points)
  Judges will look for a fully documented and complete project. Show the journey on 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?”
• BOM, Schematics & Code (25 points)
  Spend the time building out a complete BOM, creating an accurate schemative and well commented code. It is worth big points so do not skip these items.

• 1st Place: $300 gift card
• 2nd Place: $200 gift card
• 3rd Place: $100 gift card

• Santa-themed Otto robot kit, signed by Alex Glow ($159 value)

• Pair of Heltec V3 devices with upgraded whip antenna ($150 value)

• SteelSeries Apex PRO TKL Keyboard ($179 value)

• JBL Headphones ($199 value)

• Mentra Smart Glass

• Wireless Bluetooth Smart Meat Thermometer ($179 value)

• Garmin Instinct® 2 ($199 value)

• Full Body Massage Chair Pad ($239 value)

• LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon Building Set ($169 value)

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 Dec 31, 2024 at 11:59 PM PT by clicking “review and submit project” on the contest page.

Contest winners will be announced on January 10, 2025. 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 involved in the execution or administration of this contest.
• You are not an immediate family member or household member of a Hackster employee.
• You are not a citizen of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, or Syria.
• You must be a citizen of and reside in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States or Vietnam.