Overview

Bridge the gap between your digital life and your physical possessions for the Internet of Things Contest! Together with Dexter Industries and Amazon Alexa Developers, we’re giving you the opportunity to optimize, streamline, and digitize your life and more.

All internet-connected electronics projects are eligible and there will be a special judges’ prize for projects that use the Amazon Alexa Skills Kit! It’s free to use and you don’t need an Echo device to get started.

Prizes include an Amazon Echo, 12-month GoBox subscription, Amazon Tap, GoPiGo IoT Kits, Echo Dots, and lots more! The possibilities are endless in IoT and we can’t wait to see your creations!

Resources
Don't know where to start?  Check out our Internet of Things Class, free to all members, or get inspired by these 25 award-winning projects.

The Internet of Things Contest 2017 is closed.

Grand Prize

34 Prizes

Grand Prize

GrovePi IoT Kit
GoPiGo Starter Kit
Amazon Echo
Instructables prize pack including a robot t-shirt

Judges' Prize

12-month Go-Box Subscription
Amazon Echo
Instructables prize pack including a robot t-shirt

First

GrovePi IoT Kit
Amazon Tap
Instructables prize pack including a robot t-shirt

Second

PivotPi Base Kit
Echo Dot
Instructables prize pack including a robot t-shirt

Runner Up

Instructables prize pack including a robot t-shirt
How It Works

Write an Instructable

Create a new Instructable that fits the guidelines outlined in the contest description above. To be eligible, Instructables must be published between May 1, 2017 and Jun 26, 2017 (11:59pm PT).

Enter

Upon publishing your Instructable you'll see checkboxes for open contests. Select Internet of Things Contest 2017. If you have entries currently eligible for entry, it will also show up by clicking "Enter this Contest" on the right side of this page.

Accepting

Entries are accepted by Instructables staff within one business day Monday - Friday. What matters is the submission time, not acceptance time.

Judging

A panel of judges made up of Instructables staff and respected members of the community rate the finalists. The averages of the ratings determine the winners.

Winners

When the winners are decided they will be notified and announced here on the contest page.