$50,000 prize in Single Board Computer competition
Board distributor OKdo has launched an engineering competition around the Rock single board computer (SBC) with a prize of $50,000 (€50,000).
The Rock Engineering Challenge invites engineers, developers, educators, inventors and entrepreneurs, to submit an idea based on the OKdo Rock SBCs and compute modules, including the recently released Rock 5B platform which sells for $159.
The board is powered by the high-performing Rockchip RK3588 SoC and supports 8K video handling and ARM DynamIQ Quad Cortex A76 driven AI capability to open up higher performance applications.
Developed in collaboration between OKdo and Radxa, the Rock platforms offer leading capabilities, hardware, and performance in a similar form factor as other popular SBC boards such as the Raspberry Pi.
The challenge is free to enter and open to everyone until April 12, 2023, and the first 500 qualifying entries to the challenge will be sent a ROCK board of their choice. The most innovative entry will be rewarded with a grand prize consisting of a partnership with OKdo to scale up the project, valued at $50,000.
Details are at: www.wevolver.com/submit/okdochallenge
“We want to enable builders, engineers, entrepreneurs, makers, hackers, educators, and businesses to create awesome projects that are sustainable, responsible, and profitable. The community is at the heart of OKdo and DesignSpark,” said Sander Arts, Chief Marketing Officer at OKdo, which is part of the RS Group.
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“In partnership with Wevolver, we will reach a diverse audience and I am certain of the great project ideas that will be submitted making a positive impact in new markets. The time of inflexible, low-performance platforms is long gone; the Rock board is widely available and can power industry-grade, robust projects,” he said.
“This challenge is a unique opportunity for innovative companies and individuals to gain access to Okdo’s slate of technology as well as their technology expertise and customer centricity. With Okdo, partners get a faster way to market with higher chances of success,” said Bram Geenen, Co-Founder and CEO at Wevolver.
The challenge is open to teams across the world eager to create the products and systems of tomorrow. To enter, submit a written idea for a part, product, or system that incorporates a Rock SBC or compute module.
Entries will be judged based on the following criteria not exclusive to: industrial design, solutions oriented, impact on the industry, sustainability, scalability, creativity, commercial feasibility.
The partnership award will include a combination of product design, prototyping, business and marketing consultancy, and manufacturing/distribution expertise. The prize will be designed in collaboration with the winner to assure a customized, successful growth trajectory.
The Wevolver Community Winner will be decided through a public poll of the finalists and will be given the opportunity to pitch to the senior management of OKdo and its partners.
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