What to Build

Build a project that addresses a sustainability challenge of your choosing through technology, engineering, research, or design. Remember the event theme and describe how your project relates to:

Technology for the Planet (Sustainability)

There are 2 tracks that your project may enter:

1) Hackathon Track

Create a technical project such as:

• Websites or web applications
• Mobile or desktop applications
• Games
• Artificial intelligence or machine learning projects
• Robotics or embedded systems
• Hardware concepts
• CAD models or PCB designs
• Other engineering or software solutions

We know it is hard to build something flawless in only 32 hours. We are not looking for a complete project, but rather a minimum viable product (MVP) that can give us a sense of what you are trying to achieve and its feasibility. That is also why you should spend time thinking about expressing your idea and product clearly during submission and demo.

Remember that physical hardware is not required. Engineering drawings, CAD models, schematics, simulation, and demonstrations are all acceptable.

Note: Creating a prototype doesn't require you to submit to the hackathon track; you are allowed to choose the ideathon track for your project, considering it will have a different rubric.

2) Ideathon

Develop a research-backed concept or proposal, including:

• Presentations
• Product concepts
• Research papers
• Mockups
• Prototypes
• Implementation plans
• Feasibility studies
• etc.

Coding is not required for the ideathon track.

Communication is the primary factor in the ideathon, so prepare to spend a substantial amount of time during submission to explain your work.

Note: Projects should primarily be developed during the hackathon. You may use existing libraries, frameworks, APIs, datasets, and dev tools, but pre-existing projects are not permitted without substantial work. If using a pre-existing project, the improvements on the original project should clearly be outlined during submission.

What to Submit

Each Devpost submission should include:

Required:

• Project Name
• Selected competition track: Hackathon or Ideathon
• Project description
• Demo video or presentation: explaining and showcasing the project (maximum length of 3 mins; judges may stop watching the demo after the 3-min point)
• Project repository: GitHub, preferably, or another version control platform for Hackathon submission, or supporting documents for ideathon submission.

Recommended:

• Installation or setup instructions
• Screenshots or images of your project
• Architecture diagrams, CAD models or engineering drawings (if applicable)
• Documentation describing design decisions and implementation (very important)

Make sure all required materials are submitted before the deadline. Late submission cannot be accepted.