Meet the Final Batch of 26 Free Hardware Winners! Submit Your Project Documentation to Seeed’s “IoT Into the Wild Contest for Sustainable Planet 2022” to Win $18,000+ in Prizes by September 27th

Dear Community,

As you know, Seeed has launched its open source innovation contest on Hackster.io, which is themed as “IoT Into the Wild Contest for Sustainable Planet 2022” on 8th of June this year, with a strong belief that open tech can lay an important foundation for achieving the UN‘s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), through filling the gap of seriously-lacking AIoT solutions that are applicable, scalable, plug-and-play, and easy-to-deploy at a global level. 

By August 8th, we’ve received 207 free hardware applications, along with 500+ people registered as the Contest participants. As the free hardware application has been closed on August 8th, we’ve selected 26 free hardware applicants as the last batch to send out the SenseCAP K1100 – The Sensor Prototype Kit next week (*Initially, the last batch was set to select 22 hardware applicants. However, in an effort to help facilitate more bright makers to have a chance for prototyping, we’ve selected 4 additional applicants.).

So, that being said, meet the final batch of 26 winners who will get the free hardware kit, thanks to submitting their amazing sustainability project ideas (the order of # is according to the free hardware application submission date and time):

#139 Bird Watcher with Camera Trap by Vincent Wong (Malaysia)

#142 Smart Water Management for Agriculture Using Digital Twin Technology by Manu Devappa (India)

#143 Frost Monitoring by Néstor Alejandro Ccencho García (Peru)

#147 Data and Trash Collecting Robot by Lalitya Sahukara (USA)

#148 Prevention & Early Detection of California Wildfires by Johnathan Sutan (USA)

#149 Smart Aquaculture Monitoring System by IoT-Bangladesh (Bangladesh)

#150 Illegal Logging and Poaching Detection Based on Acoustic and Video Surveillance of Forest Area by Daibin Raju (India)

#151 Black Soldier Fly Farming – Creating Protein Content to Supplement Animal Feed by Shaukatali Hussein (Tanzania)

#154 Rooftop Tomato Plant Health Monitoring System by Dr. Mohammad Salah Uddin (Bangladesh)

#155 Tsunami Early Detection Based on Anomalies in Earthquakes and Water Level by Reynaldi Aditia A. Priandika (Indonesia)

#157 Volcano Activity Monitoring System for Residents and Climbers by Tri Susanto (Indonesia)

#160 Study of Animal Movement: Use of Equipment to Monitor Species in Their Natural Habitat by Laila Daniela Kazimierski (Argentina)

#161 BeeO Terminal by Matthew Hurley (USA)

#167 Poultrick (Rewarding the Poultry Farmers and Consumers by Using Helium) by Alessandro Morales Saravia (Peru)

#170 Reducing Carbon Footprint in the Server Room by Naveen Kumar (Japan)

#172 ML based Human Misbehavior Detection in a Zoo for Both Animals’ and Humans’ Safety by Sukaran Gulati (India)

#173 POWAR – Plant Observatory of Weather Adaptability for Resilience by Pablo Zuloaga (Spain)

#175 Detection Method for Preventing Soil Desertification by A.I.Unicorn (China)

#183 City Environment Monitor + Mini Awareness Campaign by Matevž Zorec (Estonia)

#184 Campus Flood Detection System by Farnaz Baksh (Estonia)

#185 Flood and Landslide Detection System for Early Warning by Raul Alvarez-Torrico (Bolivia)

#186 DeViridi: IoT Powered Food Spoilage Sensor and Monitoring Dashboard by Ashwin Sridhar (UK)

#188 Predicting Volume of Mosquito Borne Diseases Using the A.M.E.A. Sensor/Radio Network by James Edwin Ervin (USA)

#197 Automated Real Time Water Quality Testing in River Flows Through Habitats by Fredrick Kariuki (Kenya)

#203 Rescuing Oceans With AI by Arun Varghese (India)

#207 Land Cover Analysis and Classification Using sUAS-based Remote Sensing by Rhea Rai (USA)

These 26 hardware applicants will shortly receive an email from Hackster Team on the confirmation of winning the free hardware, and then a follow-up email from Seeed Studio for guidance in receiving the free hardware. Congratulations! We shall be looking forward to the implementation of your project ideass, so don’t forget to share your detailed project documentation on the Contest page by September 27, 2022 (at the latest 11:59P.M. by PT).

Now, for those of you who are not yet registered to this Contest, register to join the Contest today, and submit your sustainability project documentation by September 27th, 2022 (23:59P.M. PT) to win the following Awards and prizes!: https://www.hackster.io/contests/iotinthewild

Better yet, to help assist more participants to use the SenseCAP K1100 Kit during the Contest, we’re offering a special discount ($30 off) and free FedEx shipping option for those who haven’t been selected for the free hardware kit, or who do not have intention of applying for a free hardware. To obtain these benefits, enter the promotional coupon code ‘IoT2Wild’ on your checkout page, and select the free FedEx international shipping option. (*Disclaimer: Unfortunately, some countries may not have the free FedEx shipping option due to the fact that they are not serviced by FedEx at national level.)

That’s all for today! Have fun with #SustainableMaking process. Wishing you all the best and good luck! 🍀 Stay connected with Seeed Studio on LinkedIn, Discord, Twitter, Facebook.