Supplyframe‘s DIY community, Hackaday, has been gaining a huge amount of traction and growing along with the flourishing Maker movement. And their 2015 Hackaday Prize demonstrates just how big the community has gotten. This year, the winner of the prize can choose between a trip to space or $196,883.
What warrants such an impressive prize, worthy of a reality game show winner? This year, the theme of the Hackaday Prize is “Build Something That Matters”. After receiving hundreds of submissions from 55 countries and giving away $350k in prizes with the 2014 contest, Hackaday has seen the true force that is their community of hackers, designers, and engineers and they want to channel that energy into improving existence for us lonely humans. …
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