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🇨🇳China-US Young Maker Competition🇺🇸​ These 10 Semi-Finalists Are Going to Beijing! Submissions ranged from AI water detection systems and solar-powered monitors to open source robotics platforms and assistive wearable devices. 10 projects have now been selected  and will be invited to fly to Beijing, China as semi-finalists in next month’s final competition. There, these makers will compete for a $15,000 first place prize along with international bragging rights! ​ [See the Semi-Finalists]( Projects of the Week See what's trending in the Hackster community. [FeedImage_150x112]( [Automatic Catapult for Throwing Pet Food, Balls, and More! by Nathan King]( Automatic catapult for throwing pet food (dog, cat, chicken, etc.), balls and more! Published in [Arduino]( [OpenBuilds]( [FeedImage_150x112]( [FPGA-Based Edge Detection Using HLS by Adam Taylor]( Leveraging HLS functions to create a image processing solution which implements edge detection (Sobel) in programmable logic. Published in [Digilent]( [Xilinx]( [FeedImage_150x112]( [Swimming Pool Water Sensor by Brian Chamberlain]( Build your own high-quality water sensor to monitor your pool or spa. Published in [Particle]( [FeedImage_150x112]( [Arduino Whistle Command Recognition by hans k]( A part Arduino, part Java project that aims to recognize compound whistle commands, e.g. to activate a fan, or even steer a drone. Published in [Arduino]( [FeedImage_150x112]( [How We Built Our Facial Recognition Ferris Wheel by Spivey]( At Coolest Projects 2018, we showcased the Wia platform with a facial recognition Ferris wheel! Published in [Amazon Web Services]( [Arduino]( [Raspberry Pi]( [Texas Instruments]( [Wia]( [FeedImage_150x112]( [SNIFFly - 4 Channel UART Sniffer Based on PSoC by Holger]( UART communication is still one of the most used interface in the embedded world. SNIFFly helps to log up to 4 UART channels. Published in [Cypress]( [FeedImage_150x112]( [Arduino Lightsaber by Michael Darby]( A colour changing lightsaber based on Arduino technology. Published in [Arduino]( [SparkFun]( [UDOO]( [FeedImage_150x112]( [Internet Connected Power Usage Monitor by Stephen Harrison]( Monitor the power usage for your home and individual devices with this Particle Photon connected Current Cost EnviR power monitor. Published in [OSH Park]( [Particle]( What's Happening? New videos, interviews, contests + more. [New Episode of]( Not Impossible]( This episode, Vet Tech, features a company that is blending virtual reality and biofeedback to overcome trauma and help veterans. [Intel Global IoT DevFest III On Demand]( It's not too late to register and watch all of the DevFest sessions online. Replays will be available until August 31st, 2018. You must register to get access. [Enter Arm's Autonomous Robot Challenge!]( Build an autonomous machine to push the limits of what low-cost, open-source hardware and deep learning on the edge can do for humanity. [Deep Learning at the Edge on an Arm Cortex-Powered Camera Board​]( Arm recently released its CMSIS-NN library, a neural network library optimised for the Cortex-M-based microcontrollers. [More News]( ICYMI Everything you may have missed from our blog. [EEPROM Rotation for the ESP8266 and ESP32]( If you make use of the stock Arduino EEPROM support, we'drecommend switching out to Xose Pérez’s version with rotation support. [Disney's Deep Learning Teaches Robots to Walk]( Disney Research has come up with a new deep learning environment that allows a robot to teach itself to walk. [A Masterfully-Built DIY LIDAR Scanner]( David Cambridge built a LIDAR scanner with a lathe, a pair of STM32 MCUs, and a Garmin Lite V3 rangefinder. [Occu-Pi Lets You Know If the Office Restroom Is Occupied]( Occu-Pi gives employees a way to check if the restroom is unoccupied without having to get up from their desks. [Hacking Padlocks Using Web Bluetooth]( Don Coleman put together a Web Bluetooth application to scan for, and then unlock, any Tapplocks in range. [Plot Messages on the Beach with This Robot]( Ivan Miranda has made a sand drawing robot to spell out messages on the beach. [See All Blog Posts]( Hackster Videos Weekly interviews, live builds, teardowns, and more! [🛠Pebble to Rebble​]( Got a Pebble watch and sad about the impending shutdown? Don't be! The Rebble project is here to save your... wrist. [🛠LightBlue Bean Discontinued, Goes Open​]( One of our favorite microcontrollers, the LightBlue Bean, has been discontinued – but now, you can make your own! [More Videos]( Startup Spotlight Show your support for these hot hardware campaigns. [Sunflower Shield]( The Sunflower Shield allows you to add a 3.5" TFT LCD Display with capacitive touch to your Arduino projects. [I2C Encoder Board]( I2C Encoder is a tiny board for connecting multiple rotary encoders on the I2C bus. Across the Board OSHW for your next design. [Two New 8-Bit ATtiny AVR Microcontrollers]( Microchip has launched a pair of new 8-bit tinyAVR MCUs, the ATtiny3217 and ATtiny3216. [Tracksoar]( Track your balloon, rocket, or drone with the open source, Arduino-compatible Tracksoar. [Share a tip] Avnet Celebrates 1M Community Members To celebrate the million-member milestone, Avnet has launched a new contest for you to showcase your best projects. Tell us how Hackster helped you reach further for a chance to win one of five prizes including a Dremel 4000 variable speed rotary tool and a Raspberry Pi 3 Starter Pack! [#ReachFurther]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Youtube]( Hackster.io 531 Howard St, Fl 2 San Francisco, CA 94105 USA [Unsubscribe]( Â