ADEC Technology Challenge 2.0 Event 4-16-16

[ZionPhil]

Hello Makers,

The deadline for entries into the ADEC Assistive Technology Challenge is December 11th 2015.

There is an Independent level for anyone to compete in.


The prizes will be up to $20,000 in CASH (Distributed) and physical prizes listed below.

1st Prize: SeeMeCNC Orion 3D Printer www.seemecnc.com/collections/3d-printers/products/orion-delta-3d-printer


2nd Prize: SeeMeCNC ROSTOCK MAX™ V2 DESKTOP 3D PRINTER KIT www.seemecnc.com/collections/3d-printers/products/rostock-max-complete-kit   


3rd Prize: RotoMAAK Desktop Rotational Casting Machine www.rotomaak.com


What is this all about?

The Challenge is designed to gather award winning solutions for people with mental and psychical disabilities. Solutions that allow an individual to accomplish a goal or task is called Assistive Technology. Assistive Technology allows a higher quality of life for individuals or groups of individuals, by gaining Independence through normal everyday life functions.

The Builder's Packet for the event is here -> adecinc.com/wp-content/uploads/adec-financials/Builder-Packet.pdf

The Application page for he event is here -> adecinc.com/tech/#gf_11

Project Ideas are here -> drive.google.com/open?id=0B0Qi4gmwI3YyM2ZtQjNPVkRRbFk

Insight into the Judging from the 1st Technology Challenge is here -> drive.google.com/open?id=0B0Qi4gmwI3YyYVpMVk9pRjNpaUk

ATC 1.0 Press kit is here -> drive.google.com/open?id=0B0Qi4gmwI3YyWjNxNHhRTXhvb1E

ADEC takes as many entries as you want to enter. The Deadline is 12-11-15. If you are a part of the MakerHive enter "The MakerHive" as your Team Name on the application page adecinc.com/tech/#gf_11 . Your entries are just your concept in written form. NO actual inventions have to be created for submission. Teams selected for the building phase of the challenge will be notified by Monday, January 4. Then after that, you can start building if you haven't already, for the contest on 4-16-16. You can have up to 5 members per team/project, but the MakerHive can enter an unlimited amount projects...so unlimited teams can enter.

Inside information: I was a judge at the 1st ADEC Technology Challenge, and am also consulting/prototyping the 2nd Prize winner's entry. The 2nd Prize winter was a freshman in High School. He took a piece of PVC pipe, cut it down to handle size, took a piece of foam pipe insulation...cut it to size....folded it and stuck it in the PVC pipe to create the perfect resistance to hold any utensil. This allowed individuals with grip issues to be allowed to universally adapt a spoon, knife, or fork for eating. 

Why did this get 2nd place?
1. Easily replicable
2. Cost effective
3. Can help masses.
4. Can be sold to masses

The 4 criteria above are strong judging items for ADEC. Helping one individual do something they could not before it important, but ADEC focuses on the masses more so in these contests.

If you have any questions please post them in the forum here and I will answer them or PM or email you.


EXTRA: In 2013 The Assistive Technology Division in ADEC collaborated with the Senior Mechanical Engineering Division of Norte Dame. Each team was free to choose any topic of Assistive Technology they wanted. All of them chose ART. The video below was the winner. 



ADEC doesn't currently have this machine. This could be an entry. 



                                                         

[BeeAmaker]

I think my submission will be an device that can adapt to either the DrawBot or the Watercolor robot so they can express themselves through art.

[ZionPhil]

Nov 24, 2015 8:06:15 GMT -5 BeeAmaker said:

I think my submission will be an device that can adapt to either the DrawBot or the Watercolor robot so they can express themselves through art.

Great idea!

[BeeAmaker]

I going to submit some Ideas for this challenge as The MakerHive, do we want to submit all ideas as a team or do we want to submit individual Ideas?

My Idea is to create a interface for the Water Color Bot and/or the Drawbot so they can express themselves through Art.

Do you want me to also enter the Wheel chair guidance Idea?

Any other Ideas Enter them here with some details on how to achieve it.

[ZionPhil]

Submit individually, and then whatever ideas that make it through to the contest, we will form teams from that.

[BeeAmaker]

Dec 7, 2015 0:07:57 GMT -5 ZionPhil said:

Submit individually, and then whatever ideas that make it through to the contest, we will form teams from that.

Sounds good, but we are supposed to submit our teams when we sign up, and each team can submit up to 3 ideas, That's why I was asking. I'll submit my Idea today.

If anyone wants to give me more info on the chair guidance I will submit that too on a separate application, or feel free to submit it yourself.

[ZionPhil]

Oh. Well do that then.

[BeeAmaker]

Entered

[BeeAmaker]

We have been selected for BOTH ideas submitted to the ADEC challenge.

Idea 1 is Art Expressions and Idea 2 is Ping Drive

We will be building two teams to accomplish these tasks, although I think we can all work on both together as well. Let me know which Project you would most like to work on if interested.

Thanks

[ZionPhil]

I know Dan Wakefield for coding, and Glenn Berden for electronics interface of Arduino to Motorized Chair will be needed for Ping Drive

[BeeAmaker]

Dec 16, 2015 10:43:34 GMT -5 ZionPhil said:

I know Dan Wakefield for coding, and Glenn Berden for electronics interface of Arduino to Motorized Chair will be needed for Ping Drive

I will be involved with both I'm sure

[BeeAmaker]

Congratulations to both Phil and Dan for an exceptional job with the Ping Drive entry.
The MakerHive won 4th Place out of about 57 entries.