Drones have made it possible for us gravity-bound humans to see the world from a new perspective. We've seen how drones can be used to clean up our beaches, rapidly install communication networks to track the spread of viruses and even monitor migration patterns of endangered species. NXP HoverGames challenges bring the positive impact of drones to the forefront.
In challenge 2, we asked you to come up with innovative ways that drones can help people in need, improve crisis management or even directly prevent the spread of a disease. We are impressed by your innovative and compelling ideas. See them for yourself in our highlights video.
1st Place
Our first place winner uses drones to protect crop and livestock from wildlife. This idea applies neural networks with reinforcement learning and shows a new, innovative use case for drones in agriculture.
2nd Place
Dobrea developed an autonomous drone to sustain and support quarantine zones. The level of detail included in the submission is impressive, as is the extent of how he “helps others” with his instruction.
3rd Place
Fabian’s idea focuses on how drones can be used to help people who suffer from mental exhaustion and anxiety during the pandemic. This submission was another excellent example of documenting a project well.
In addition to the three main winners, we’re very excited to announce four additional prizes of $1,000 each that we are awarding with our key partners: Arm, Auterion, Dronecode and FliteTest. Read more.
During the pandemic, noncontact delivery became very important in order to deliver mail, packages, food and even medicine. Andrew from Team SavageCabbage developed a Smart Scan Delivery drone for contactless delivery.
@ckung0400 created a multifunctional drone that can be used in multiple ways to help others – from helping first responders in diverting traffic, carrying out supply drop missions, to becoming an entertainer.
Team Batcopter focuses on supporting the study of bats. With the objective to shed light on bat research, the team developed a solution to use drones to help find and track radio-tagged bats.
Andrei Florian’s CovidTestDrone submission has been awarded as the best media project, which enables self-administered Covid-19 tests to be delivered within minutes to patient homes via drone delivery.
NXP HoverGames Fight Fires with Flyers was the first in a series of interactive coding competitions allowing talented developers across the globe to address some of the biggest challenges facing society.
In challenge 1, we asked you to come up with creative ways firefighters could use drones to protect and save lives. We have been impressed by your innovative and unique ideas. But see for yourself in our highlight video.
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