Expand your senses

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 ndc@neosensory.com 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.
• 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 Neosensory's Buzz haptic feedback band. It is highly recommend that your application also includes the use of the Edge Impulse development platform.
• Your hardware application must solve a problem and meet the expectations of our judging criteria.
• Your hardware application must be submitted by November 15, 2020 at 11:59PM PT.

Hardware/Software Build Requirements

• Your project must be created using the Neosensory Buzz haptic feedback band

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.
• Your project must be written in English.
• Your project must be submitted by January 15, 2021 at 11:59PM 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.
• Code & Contribution (20 points)
  Include working code with helpful comments.
• Creativity/Cool Factor (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) How much does your idea dazzle and blow minds?
• Impact (20 points)
  Even if you have a niche problem but a great solution you will have great impact. Or does your entry help many people in a little way. Impact can be great in both situations but being useful to a large number of people in a large way would be the ultimate goal.
• Execution (25 points)
  Completed projects will be ranked above incomplete projects. What would be required to take your project from entry to real product. We want projects to lead to having a real impact--not just a hypothetical one.
• Extension: (20 points)
  Include a road map of where your project will head next. What needs to happen to turn your project form contest entry into a product?
• Real-World Testing and User Data (20 bonus points)
  Are you able to actually test your project with real users and collect compelling data?
• Use of Edge Impulse (30 bonus points)
  Incorporating Edge Impulse in your design

To be eligible for the Edge Impulse prize you must use the Edge Impulse developer platform. The winner of this prize will go beyond the simple incorporation of the platform and use the Edge Impulse platform in an impactful way that adds value to the overall project.

The Audience Favourite prize will be selected by counting the likes a project receives on the Hackster platform. Participants are encouraged to share their projects across social networks.

Only Qualified submissions will be eligible for the participation prizes.

• Grand Prize ($1,000 value)

• Edge Impulse Prize ($300 value)

• Judges' Favorites ($200 value) (2 are available)

• Audience Favorite ($300 value)

• Participation Prizes ($30 value) (50 are available)

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 January 15, 2021 at 11:59PM PT by clicking “review and submit project” on the contest page.

Free devices winners will be announced by November 25, 2020. The list of winners will be visible on the Apply for hardware tab.

Contest winners will be announced on February 5, 2021. 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.

We ship to US/CA/UK/AU

If you are residing elsewhere, please check out services like MyUS.com (note: we are unaffiliated and cannot comment on their performance). If that does not work reach out to ndc@neosensory.com and we will try our best to accommodate your order