The challenge

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 Best ARTIK Cloud & Arduino mashup! Create your own Innovative IoT Solution using any Arduino board and ARTIK Cloud. If you have an existing Arduino project, you can also use that project and connect ARTIK Cloud to apply to win the ARTIK Cloud Arduino Grand Prize! Read below for further instructions. 

We will feature the best projects on our ARTIK Cloud Blog!

Ca$h Bounty!

1. Sign up with ARTIK Cloud. Go to the developer site and create a new "device type" (here are some ideas)
2. As a user, select "device type" to create a new device.
3. Send submission proof to help@hackster.io with Subject "ARTIK Cloud" (here are the rules)
4. We'll raffle 2x $100 bounty prizes to qualified submissions every week. Good luck!

Open Source Cloud Connector Bounty!

1. Sign up with ARTIK Cloud. Go to the developer site and create new "Cloud Connectors device type" (here are some ideas)
2. As a user, select "device type" to create a new device.
3. Reference our documentation on building cloud connectors and post your cloud connector on our Github repo
4. Send submission proof to developer@artik.cloud with Subject "ARTIK Cloud Cloud Connectors" (here are the rules)
5. We'll raffle 10x $300 bounty prizes to qualified submissions and announce winners by October 17. Good luck!

Congrats to our bounty winners! Each received $100.

1. Vincent Tsn connected the Hexiwear temp sensor, Edison temperature sensor and Blynk board
   
2. Ravi Sawhney connected the Smart Things sensor and app
   
3. Tushar Chugh connected the Flicbutton
   
4. Reda Abdi connected the Halo device
   
5. Swapnil kalhapur connected the Intel Edison board and Xiaomi Mi board
6. Niwantha Nadeesh connected Modemcu and wroom2
   
7. Khairul Uapstuconnected Raspberry Pi
   
8. Hackioartikconnected Philips Hue, Particle Photon and Tessel
   
9. Zoran Roncevic connected DHT senor, Edison CPU temp, Grove LCD, Grove temp, Maker BTN and Maker LED
   
10. Josue Bustos connected the Samsung gear
    
11. Ramith Hettiarachchi connected the Edison temperature sensor
12. 文亮 林
13. Adrien Chan
14. Doug Strickland
15. Elijah Scheele
16. Raghavendra Prasad
17. LaurenceHR
18. Muhammad Afzal
19. Anas Siddiqui
20. Khairul Uapstu

The Getting Started with ARTIK Cloud webinar recording is now available.

Check out our recent webinar recording with Arduino co-founder Massimo Banzi on Building a sensing system using the Arduino MKR1000 and ARTIK Cloud.

1. Create a free account on Hackster.io (if you are not already a member).
2. Register to participate in this challenge by clicking on "Register as a participant"
3. Sign up for a free Samsung ARTIK Cloud account (if you have a Samsung phone use that account)
4. Try the “Hello World!” tutorial to connect a simulated device to Samsung ARTIK Cloud.
5. Check out some of our great developer tools, sample code, and in-depth tutorials!
6. For additional support, email us at developer@artik.cloud.

 Submitting to the Challenge

1. Using Samsung ARTIK Cloud, build a new IoT application that connects two (2) or more devices and/or cloud services from our "Works with ARTIK Cloud" list or "Most Wanted" list.
2. Add at least one (1) Rule to create a smart interaction between the devices and/or services.
3. Document your project on the Hackster.io project template
4. Submit your project to this contest by clicking on "Submit my Project"

Documenting your Project

• Write 1-2 paragraphs about how your application addresses the Challenge in its category.
• Provide a link to your code repository (e.g. GitHub)
• Submit instructions on how to run your application. Include links to any open source code you may have used to complete your application.
• Submit a short video (2-5 minutes) demonstrating your application's functionality.
• Provide us with the email you used to register on Hackster.io and developer.artik.cloud.

Win a Grand Prize in one of the 5 following categories:

1. Best Personal Tracking/Wearables application
2. Best Transportation application
3. Best Community/Smart City application
4. Best Smart Home application
5. Best Arduino & ARTIK Cloud mashup

 All project submissions must use the Samsung ARTIK Cloud development platform.

Winners are selected based on the following criteria:

• Creativity of Project (15 points)
• The project must demonstrate originality in addressing the Monthly Challenge theme
• Project Documentation (10 points)
• Project must be thoroughly documented, including links to any open source code
• Code (50 Points)
• Code implementation must be functional and contain helpful comments
• User Experience (15 points)
• The application must demonstrate a high level of usability, with consideration given to design
• Video (10 points)
• The 2-5 minute video must clearly explain how the application works and addresses the Challenge theme  

Technical Resources 

You may also find the following tutorials helpful:

• Your first IoT device
• Your first Android app
• An IoT remote control
• Your first Cloud Connector
• Control Devices with Rules

Need help submitting your project? Reach out to us at developer@artik.cloud.

Prizes

Best ARTIK Cloud & Arduino Mashup

1 winner

$1,000 cash + $500 ARTIK Cloud Credits, ARTIK 5 Developer Kit, Arduino (5x MKR1000). (*US Dollars. Approximated value. Prices may vary.)

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$1,774 value

Best Personal Tracking/Wearables Application

1 winner

$1,000 Cash + $500 ARTIK Cloud Credits + ARTIK 5 Board + Samsung Gear S2! (*US Dollars. Approximated value. Prices may vary.)

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$1,900 value

Best Transportation Application

1 winner

$1,000 Cash + $500 ARTIK Cloud Credits + ARTIK 5 Board + Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Phone + Gear VR! (*US Dollars. Approximated value. Prices may vary.)

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$2,500 value

Best Community/Smart City Application

1 winner

$1,000 Cash + $500 ARTIK Cloud Credits + ARTIK 5 Board + Samsung Gear 360 camera! (*US Dollars. Approximated value. Prices may vary.)

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$2,100 value

Best Smart Home Application

1 winner

$1,000 Cash + $500 ARTIK Cloud Credits + ARTIK 5 Board + Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Phone! (*US Dollars. Approximated value. Prices may vary.)

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$2,400 value

Weekly Bounty

100 winners

$100 Paypal Cash (*US Dollars)