A Mouse in Your Mouth, Piezoresistive Dye, and 3D-Printed Wind Power

Projects that took the top spots in the 2020 Hackaday Prize over the weekend. [Digi-Key is a proud sponsor of the 2020 Hackaday Prize]( [3602421454791242043.png] Wednesday, November 11, 2020 [The BYTE: a hands-free universal interface »]( The BYTE Has Won the 2020 Hackaday Prize The BYTE, [an open-source mouth-actuated input device]( for people with physical challenges has been named the Grand Prize winner of the [2020 Hackaday Prize](. The award for claiming the top place and title of “Best All Around” in this global engineering initiative is $50,000. [The BYTE diagram]( first glance this is a computer mouse you can put in your mouth. Since the jaw and tongue are core motor functions in humans, many people who have limited or no control over other parts of their body still retain great mobility in their mouth. Being otherwise unable to affect the world around them, mouth-based interfaces have been transformative. The BYTE uses a directional tongue pressure sensor and a bite sensor, wrapped safely in an adult-sized silicone pacifier nipple -- a safe and low-cost method of making the input device food-safe. With over $200,000 in cash prizes, there are [many other winning entries]( this year. Below you'll find nine top prize winners who have answered the call of the Hackaday Prize. Each is categorized by the challenge they chose, addressing real-world issues from four non-profit partner organizations that took part in the 2020 Hackaday Prize. Thank you to our sponsors who have made this possible: Digi-Key, Supplyframe, Microchip, and ARM. Congratulations to all who entered this year. And thank you to the expert judges and mentors who donated their time and talent to make the contest a success. Best in Category Prizes: $10,000 for Each Non-Profit Prize // $5,000 for Best Wildcard Prize [Solar Scare Mosquito 2.0]( Conservation X Labs Challenge: This floating sensor is designed to detect and classify mosquitoes present in an area to help researchers know if the region is at risk of spreading disease based on the species and sex of the mosquitoes. [UVA]( Field Ready Challenge: this project provides a powerful and affordable UV curing wand for rapid manufacturing in the field using UV-cured adhesives. Even at the small scale of prototyping it looks to lower the cost of traditional tools by up to five times. [Wearable, Soft Robotic Exoskeleton Gloves]( UCPLA Challenge: This assistive device uses a clever pneumatic jamming mechanism for each finger, along with a thumb-like shelf on the heel of the hand for extra gripping surface, and a flex sensor system to add the ability to detect what the user is doing with their hands. [Propel-E 450]( CalEarth Challenge: This wind turbine is capable of outputting 450 Watts of power and is mostly 3D-printed. From the blades, to the custom-wrapped wire coils, it’s a blueprint for building your own, whether it’s an exact copy or you plan to make your own changes to move the open source design forward. [PolySense]( Wildcard Challenge: PolySense uses piezoresistive dye to build sensors from textiles. This could be shirts and pants, scraps of fabric, paper, or many other materials. Using traditional dying techniques like tie-dying, different areas can perform specific sensing tasks. Hack Chat LIVE CHAT WITH LEADING EXPERTS EVERY WEDNESDAY [Learning DSP and SDR Hack Chat]( Marc Lichtman will host [this week's Hack Chat](. Marc literally wrote the book on digital signal processing and software-defined radio, and he'll drop by the Hack Chat to talk about his textbook, to answer your questions on how best to learn SDR and DSP, and to discuss what the next steps are once you conquer the basics. [Harnessing Your Creativity Hack Chat]( Leo Fernekes will host [next week's Hack Chat](. If there's one item that no project can do without, it's creativity -- that spark that turns ideas into reality. But how do you reduce creativity to practice? Our guest may not have exactly figured out how to commoditize creativity, but he does have a process that lets him approach projects with rigor and discipline that still keeps the creative juices flowing. Join us as we find ways to harness your creativity in the shop. (note: rescheduled from 10/14) Honorable Mention Prizes: $3,000 for Each Non-Profit Prize [WaterAid: portable sensor package for reporting water quality data]( [OpenFluidWarmer: IV fluid warmer that can be built in the field]( [Adaptive Interface Harmonica: innovative sip-and-puff interface]( [WinDIY: wind generator with variable pitch blade control]( Live Events MEETUPS, CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS [Rome Maker Faire: Dec 10-13]( Virtual | The European Edition of the Maker Faire returns in 2020 with online exhibits in place of their normally sprawling Rome event. [Hackaday Classes and Events]( Virtual | We can't get together in person right now, so we're takin' things online! Checkout [the calendar of Hackaday classes and events]( to log on and tune in to a packed schedule of hacker happenings. Hackaday.io Courses: [Hackaday.io Courses]( are now live. Keep an eye out for course releases on Hackaday's YouTube. 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