# TinyML EdX Course Project Competition **URL:** \ **Category:** Education\ **Created:** [February 9, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinyml-edx-course-project-competition/332 "2021-02-09T21:34:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![randika2000e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@randika2000e](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/u/randika2000e)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 7:58pm UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinyml-edx-course-project-competition/332/21 "2021-02-13T19:58:18Z")
Dear @vjreddi , thank you so much take your valuable time to express your intention. I hope that the cheap ESP32 module (with supportive Arduino plugging) would be able to make compatible with TF Micro platform if every expertise given contribution as team work to share the knowledge. we’ll be able to do anything if we are get together. ultimately this world make better place to every one. ---
**Author:** ![Anavij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@Anavij](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/u/Anavij)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinyml-edx-course-project-competition/332/22 "2021-02-14T14:20:21Z")
@vjreddi Yes, I guess community feedback also helps. It should enable some kind of cross-pollination between several disciplines. At this point it seems that after the first milestone the team can post a video summary/demo along with some documentation. The community members can just comment/review that work. Maybe the number of upvotes will indicate how much “expert” is that review. ---
**Author:** ![ruibgomes](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/ruibgomes/32/175_2.png) [@ruibgomes](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/u/ruibgomes)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinyml-edx-course-project-competition/332/23 "2021-02-15T19:21:36Z")
I find this a wonderful idea! After all, creating a good data set is most of the volume of a ML project right? So, the “design” of the data set should be a part of the competition somehow. Of course if a new data set is created, will not be a “perfect project”, at least in a short term perspective. But for example a evaluation factor could be the scale up potential as data is gathered… In the whole project side, some factors considered could be the potential impact ( under UN SDGs for example), the potential for business, etc… ---
**Author:** ![vjreddi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/vjreddi/32/35_2.png) [@vjreddi](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/u/vjreddi)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinyml-edx-course-project-competition/332/24 "2021-02-16T16:01:18Z")
Welcome to the group @ruibgomes! > [@ruibgomes](#): > > under UN SDGs Curious, what does UN SDG stand for? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ruibgomes](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/ruibgomes/32/175_2.png) [@ruibgomes](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/u/ruibgomes)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinyml-edx-course-project-competition/332/25 "2021-02-16T16:39:59Z")
Sorry, The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals ([THE 17 GOALS | Sustainable Development](https://sdgs.un.org/goals)). Since the idea could be evaluate on the “impact”, this could be used as a “framework” or guide to target the projects. For example, I’ve been working for a few years in my company as a water engineer in containerized drinking water treatment systems (think as compact waterworks system) for deploying in rural areas, or small population cluster where no clean water is available. Im working for SDG 6 (Clean water and sanitation). Our systems are already remote operated and can output several information (eg. equipment status, water flow, pressure, water quality parameters, etc.). Beyond the obvious ML implementations that we could deploy in the System it self, I was thinking apply an edge device in the water collection point for example (a river source, a borehole, etc.) with some water quality inputs (such as conductivity, turbidity) that could “predict” the amount of chemicals and energy that were needed to “clean” the water. This would then feed the treatment system and allow for better operation planning and consequently dropping its costs, yielding a more affordable water treatment cost. Perhaps for the course project it self would be a very complex task… This example I think would be more for a long term implementation. ---
**Author:** ![vjreddi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/vjreddi/32/35_2.png) [@vjreddi](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/u/vjreddi)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinyml-edx-course-project-competition/332/26 "2021-03-11T13:56:22Z")
Hi All, Just wanted to follow-up on this thread. I didn’t drop it. Much appreciate all the time and input on the feedback here. Hopefully you all saw that we launched a series of posts to kick off the project competition: > [@TinyMLx Course 3: \[Post 1\] - Call for TinyML edX Projects, Guidelines](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinymlx-course-3-post-1-call-for-tinyml-edx-projects-guidelines/410/2): > > Hello from Australia wave australia ! I finished the TinyML Professional Certificate and am excited to continue my journey! I’d like to propose a project I’ve been working on in my spare time. 1. Project name The “IoT Stallion” - providing feedback to boxers on their techniques. 2. Team member names, roles (as applicable) Me (Anthony Joseph) 3. Project summary - a description in a sentence or two (at most) I would like to support boxers (or potentially any athlete) with their training … > [@TinyMLx Course 3: \[Post 2\] - Find a Team for a TinyML Project](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinymlx-course-3-post-2-find-a-team-for-a-tinyml-project/411/5): > > Thanks for this. It certainly would make sense for someone to develop this technology because I am not imagining this problem. I would prefer a system that will output digital sound format to bluetooth because my wife and I need radically different sound levels. I will take another look at what is available. > [@TinyMLx Course 3: \[Post 3\] - Feedback on Project Proposals](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinymlx-course-3-post-3-feedback-on-project-proposals/412): > > Purpose As you consider what to work on, it may be helpful to brainstorm with the mindset that nothing (absolutely nothing) is a bad idea, at least at first. Then, evaluate what you’ve come up with more objectively. Once you or your team have an idea for what you’d like to accomplish in your [TinyML Project](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinymlx-course-3-post-1-call-for-tinyml-edx-projects-guidelines/410), we’d encourage you to post a technical project proposal within this thread. We provide a template for proposals below, although this is really only a suggestion, so modify as you see fit. W… > [@TinyMLx Course 3: \[Post 4\] - Feedback on Project Progress](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinymlx-course-3-post-4-feedback-on-project-progress/413): > > Purpose Once you or your team have made meaningful progress and would like feedback from the community on specific technical elements of your project (prior to project submissions), we’d encourage you to post questions and demonstrations at the level of “proof of concept” here for others to see and to discuss. Relevant pictures, videos, data sets, code excerpts, and links to GitHub project repos are all encouraged! It may also be helpful to provide a link to your project proposal in the progres… > [@TinyMLx Course 3: \[Post 5\] - Project Submissions](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinymlx-course-3-post-5-project-submissions/414): > > Purpose All project summaries must be submitted in the thread below by 12:00p EST on August 31st, 2021 to be eligible for the prizes described [here](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinymlx-course-3-post-1-call-for-tinyml-edx-projects-guidelines/410). Prize winners will be announced by September 15th, 2021. Voting If you’d like to indicate support for a particular project you find noteworthy, reply to this thread with the following text, “I’d like to vote for project .” Requirements for submission Note: only one member of any team should submit a project summary. Project name Team member name… ---
**Author:** ![Spock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7c8e57/32.png) [@Spock](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/u/Spock)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinyml-edx-course-project-competition/332/28 "2021-04-24T16:54:11Z")
Suggestion: Rasberry Pi Pico4ML ? From their site: “The single-board microcontroller – powered by Raspberry Pi’s RP2040 chip – to support all Tensorflow Lite Micro tiny machine learning examples with an onboard camera, screen, microphone, and IMU. Run without wiring, or even untethered” > **[Arducam Pico4ML TinyML Dev Kit: RP2040 Board w/ QVGA Camera, LCD Screen,...](https://www.uctronics.com/raspberry-pi-pico/-rp2040-based-arducam-pico4ml-dev-board-for-machine-vision.html)** > > This is currently only available for pre-order, Estimated shipping date: End of April. Uctronics Kit for Wake-Word Detection, Gesture Detection and Person Detection Arducam Pico4ML TinyML Dev Kit: RP2040 Board w/ QVGA Camera, LCD Screen, Onboard Audio, Reset Button & More]([https://www.uctronics.com/media/catalog/product/cache/5d1f08909b337dbf64263212361f58e9/b/0/b0302-02.jpg](https://www.uctronics.com/media/catalog/product/cache/5d1f08909b337dbf64263212361f58e9/b/0/b0302-02.jpg)) Cost: $49. ---
**Author:** ![halheinrich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/71e660/32.png) [@halheinrich](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/u/halheinrich)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinyml-edx-course-project-competition/332/29 "2021-04-24T22:11:41Z")
This is now available in Calgary, Canada at Solarbotics. ---
**Author:** ![vjreddi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/vjreddi/32/35_2.png) [@vjreddi](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/u/vjreddi)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 1:48pm UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinyml-edx-course-project-competition/332/30 "2021-04-26T13:48:04Z")
This is great! We are thinking of writing a new book on TinyML based on Markdown so that everyone can contribute to it, would be neat if someone is interested in sharing the RasPi version of instructions. ---
**Author:** ![Spock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7c8e57/32.png) [@Spock](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/u/Spock)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinyml-edx-course-project-competition/332/31 "2021-04-28T19:55:57Z")
Hi Hal, Thanks for the info on Solarbotics. Nice resource to have. Thanks and I’m a great admirer of Canada. Wishing you the best, Pete ---
**Author:** ![Spock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7c8e57/32.png) [@Spock](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/u/Spock)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinyml-edx-course-project-competition/332/32 "2021-04-28T20:03:05Z")
Hi Vijay, The idea of a new book based on Markdown would be really interesting. As for the RasPi versions of instructions, I’m no expert—just starting out. I do have a few classes on it lined up later and once I have a working demo, I’d be glad to share anything I’ve learned along the way. But my main focus right now is on this class. I’d hate to flunk it focusing on something else. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![vjreddi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/vjreddi/32/35_2.png) [@vjreddi](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/u/vjreddi)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinyml-edx-course-project-competition/332/33 "2021-04-28T21:10:55Z")
Awesome, keep chugging along! Please let me know how we can help? ---
**Author:** ![GustavoMourao](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@GustavoMourao](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/u/GustavoMourao)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 12:22pm UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinyml-edx-course-project-competition/332/34 "2021-10-11T12:22:55Z")
Hello everyone. How is it going? Is the competition still available? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![huangyingqi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/90db22/32.png) [@huangyingqi](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/u/huangyingqi)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinyml-edx-course-project-competition/332/35 "2021-12-04T00:37:06Z")
It show sold out yet. I worry about what time we can get one. ---
**Author:** ![vjreddi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/vjreddi/32/35_2.png) [@vjreddi](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/u/vjreddi)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinyml-edx-course-project-competition/332/36 "2021-12-04T15:28:56Z")
Hi Everyone! Thanks for all the follow-ups on this, my mailbox had conveniently decided that all these emails were spam and wiped up into the spam box. Hence, I hadn’t seen that people were asking and contacting me about this! Sorry about this. We are extending the competition, as there is a severe hardware shortage. In case you haven’t been aware, there is a serious global shortage of semiconductors. > **[Deloitte: Chip shortage will extend into 2022 | ZDNet](https://www.zdnet.com/article/deloitte-chip-shortage-will-extend-into-2022/)** > > The consulting firm gave its predictions for the extent of the ongoing semiconductor shortage and the impact it will have on market innovation. That aside, there are several people who have spent time and effort on the projects, and we want to recognize the effort. We want to write a blog post that recognizes the effort of everyone, and also sort through the winners (post extension). So stay tuned, more news coming on this soon! Thanks again for everyone’s patience and effort. ---
**Author:** ![eodor02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@eodor02](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/u/eodor02)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinyml-edx-course-project-competition/332/37 "2022-01-27T23:40:35Z")
Is the competition still on? ---
**Author:** ![saltimbanquioua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@saltimbanquioua](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/u/saltimbanquioua)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinyml-edx-course-project-competition/332/38 "2022-12-28T19:55:33Z")
what about a cooperative one? . is just… christmas 🙂 [Previous page](https://discuss.tinyml.seas.harvard.edu/t/tinyml-edx-course-project-competition/332.md?page=1)