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Overview
What will you create? Join this Mechanical & Automation contest.
Build helpful machines— Changing the world with them.
Your Challenge:
Design or build any machine you want! From gear gadgets to big machines—all builds count.
If you want to take it further: you can even give it ‘automatic nerves’ to allow it to act autonomously.
Join today — Just upload your project online!
Better yet: we’ve boosted winning opportunities — TOP 50 participants will get encouragement prize!
Whether you're experienced or a beginner, you'll find your dream!
Get started. Get seen. Get rewarded!
Key Dates
Prizes
Zero cost to win prizes! Just submit your project online to participate :)
| Rank | Prizes |
|---|---|
| TOP 1 | $100 |
| TOP 2-5 | $50 |
| TOP 6-10 | $20 |
| TOP 11-50 | $10 |
1. Your project must be mechanically based, but you could choose whether to involve automation.
2. Your project must be original.
"Original" can mean independently developed new technology, entirely your own creation and implementation.
It can also mean the reimplementation, modification, and integration of existing open source designs, while adhering to the original license.
Plagiarism or infringement of other people's projects is strictly prohibited. (Note: This is just our opinion, not everyone's.)
3. Individuals and teams of all sizes are welcome to participate.
4. Only each contestant's best project will be considered for the final ranking.
vBut you could upload multiple projects to increase your chances of winning.
5. Rewards for the TOP 1-10 rankings will be transferred via Bank transfer or PayPal.
6. Rewards for the TOP 11-50 rankings will be transferred to Store Credit in your Elecrow account.
You could use this credit to purchase products on the Elecrow website.
If you don't need it, you could withdraw it via Bank transfer or PayPal.
7. The same project can be entered into multiple contests simultaneously.
Simply add the corresponding contest category, there's no need to resubmit.
8. We will announce the results in our community, So please follow our community in time to avoid missing your rewards.
9. If you have any questions, please join Elecrow Discord (project-community-chat).
Or please contact doreen@elecrow.com.
10. Elecrow reserves the right of final interpretation.
Elecrow Engineers' Review (80%)
● Elecrow professional engineer team will review.
● The review will be based on 4 dimensions:
1. Practicality of the project
2. Innovation of the project
3. High - quality files/content
4. Level of Technical Difficulty
● Elecrow engineers will provide feedback on award-winning projects, explaining the reasons for their selection.
Public Review (20%)
● Anyone within or outside this community can review it. Everyone is welcome to participate!
● The review will be based on (2 + 1) dimensions:
1. Project Likes: Share your project to get more likes from others.
2. Project Comments: Share your project to get more comments from others.
3. Project Purchases: You could choose whether or not to let others "Add to Cart" your project.
(Note: This is not mandatory. You have the full right to choose. It serves as an additional scoring factor.)
By the way if you want, please fill in your project parameters carefully.
Then you'll Earn Commission on each sale!
1. High-Quality Content
● Provide full project details: Such as Overview, Features, Visuals (images/videos), and Tutorials.
● Not only will this get your project a higher review score, but it will also get promoted by Elecrow on top channels and social media platforms.
2. Detailed Files
● Detailed technical files: Such as Gerber files, BOM lists, and GitHub links.
● Complete your project files to assist Elecrow engineers in evaluating your project.
3. Share Project Links
● It is advisable to promote your project on electronics forums, social media, or maker communities to attract supporters.
4. Enable "Add to Cart" (Optional)
● Note: This is not mandatory. You have the full right to choose.
● If you want to add some extra points, you can fill in the parameters carefully when you create your project.
Then others will be able to "Add to cart" your project.
5. Engage with the Community
● Engage actively in this community and respond promptly to your project interactions.
6. Join Other Contests
● Join other ongoing contests simultaneously for more award opportunities.
(Simply add relevant categories—no need to resubmit your project)
● If you want to chat with other makers or tinkers
→ Welcome to join our discord (project-community-chat)
● If you have any questions or feedback about this contest and our community (such as contest rules, community features, etc.)
→ please contact doreen@elecrow.com
Please wait patiently. We will reply to you within 1-3 days and will attach great importance to your questions.
Thank you for your support of this contest. Wish you the best rewards! :)
