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2024 MakeX Spark Online Competition-Global Match
All-Round Services
STEP.1-Publish Project
STEP.2-Submit Project and Poster
Project submission period: Sep. 25th 00:00 – Oct. 09th 18:00 UTC+8
Please follow the participation instructions for your first time.
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What is MakeX Spark?
MakeX Spark is an innovation competition program for young people aged 6-13. In 2021, it reached more than 60 cities in 25 countries around the world, covering 450 schools and involving 1500 students.
The competition includes online and onsite event formats. Contestants are encouraged to use a variety of materials to design and build their projects. Through project-based learning, contestants boost their imagination and creativity, and combined with critical thinking and research of a real-world issue, contestants are improving their cross-disciplinary problem-solving skills. Also, the contestants’ skills in expression, collaboration, and cooperation can be enhanced through project demonstration.
All-Round Services
2024.09-2024.11
The theme of this match is all-round services. The dream home is not just a place; it is a meticulously designed aspiration. In the dream home, humans and artificial intelligence are closely connected, collectively building a future filled with warmth and wisdom. Whether it’s an intelligent home system that conserves energy or personalized lifestyle recommendations, artificial intelligence can provide us with more versatile services. All of this is aimed at making our lives easier and more enjoyable, turning our homes into the comfortable havens we dream of. The dream home is the ideal place in everyone’s heart, and all-encompassing service is the secret weapon to create it. Participants are required to create creative projects around the theme of “All-round Services.”
Why Join MakeX Spark？
Project-based creative design program
Unlike most robotics or coding competition, it also requires creativity, design-thinking and presentation, working as a complete project circle.
Have all-round development
You will get a comprehensive development by using logical thinking and innovation to design solutions for a real-world problem and demonstrating it to others.
A fun solution to distance learning
It gives you an opportunity to study at home and have great fun while creating and learning.
Experience the joy of sharing
You are encouraged to showcase your project in the global community and share your experience in the online awarding ceremony!
Compete virtually and submit online
You are free to complete your project anywhere and submit it online.
Attend basic Workshops
The training workshops or webinars organized by MakeX will be open to all participating teams, with a variety of interesting and practical topics.
What They Say?
“I was not so convinced that our students could be able to participate in the competition after 3 months of intensive training. And I thought competitions or winning is not that important to them, but I was wrong. When they need to design, construct, and present their work at the end of the project, they surprised me by their commitment and creativity.”
Laura Wu Mentor from STEM@IT
“We had quite problems with organization, because of the pandemic. Older students don’t have classes in school so we had to collaborate online. There was no problem with theory and discussing ideas, but when we had to do the practice part, there were a bit of hiccup. Some of them managed, some didn’t. But idea and preparation will stay with them for some other competition with the similar theme.”
Zeljko Udovcic Mentor at C.H.A.O.S.
“MakeX is a terrific teaching material for young students to develop coding creativity and experience. MakeX which has much better quality than any others in the market makes students highly concentrate on their projects. The best point we learned is that coding education should be to stimulate students’ interest, not just cramming something to their brain.”
BeyondCoding Excellent Organization
Timeline
09.25-10.09
Publish & Submit Project
10.11-10.25
Project Assessment
10.28-11.03
Results Publicity
11.07
Online Awarding
What You Can Get?
STEAM Report
Contestants are evaluated on five dimensions of performance.
* Include creative thinking,electronic technology,programming ability,design ability and communication skills.
Each dimension is made up of 1-2 subdimensions
Awards
Professional Judge Panel
Judge panel of the MakeX Spark Online Competition consists of judges, senior judges and expert judges. All the project assessment work will be online. Each project is scored by several judges, and the disputed projects will be sent to the senior judges.
Expert Judges
André Bresges
Prof. Dr. André Bresges is director of the Institute of Physics Education, the University of Cologne.
He currently researches the application of digital media in science education and the use of Learning Management Systems for K-12 and higher education. He is part of the Committee for Educational Technology in the American Association for Physics Teacher (AAPT).
Khaled Eskaf
Dr. Khaled is the Assistance Professor of Intelligent Systems, College of Computing & Information Technology, Canada. He got Ph.D in computer science from Salford University- UK.
His Research is related to the development and evaluation of novel intelligent and visualization systems that involve the digital signals and images using artificial intelligent techniques and pattern recognition.
Nasharuddin Zainal
Dr. Nasharuddin Zainal is a lecturer in Computer & Communication Engineering at the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering，The National University of Malaysia.
He received Ph.D in Engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. He is a professional Engineer registered with the Malaysian Board of Engineers, a senior member of the IEEE and a registered Member with the Malaysian Institute of Engineers.
Shuaiqi Meng
Mr. Shuaiqi is an associate professor and senior engineer; former R&d director of Multimedia Division of Tsinghua Electric Power Simulation Laboratory.
He obtained 1 national utility model patent and 7 software copyrights, with 16 years of experience in programming teaching, software development and management, and rich experience in innovation education and STEAM course design.
Fei Liu
Dr. Fei is graduated from The College of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, National University of Defense Technology，with doctor degree of engineering, research focusing on robot control.
Since 2004, he has participated in many RoboCup international and domestic high-level competitions as the chairman of the organizing committee. He is also the Head referee of 2016-2019 VEX Robot Asian Open.
Lei Wang
Mr. Lei is the former director of Innovation Project of Peking University Maker Practice Education Center, member of Global Youth Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Competition, and head of EwC-Entrepreneur World Cup China.
He is engaged in student innovation and entrepreneurship practice education for many years and won the Innovation Practice Award of Peking University for two consecutive years.
* Displayed in no particular order.
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Previous Excellent Projects
Smart Emergency Ambulance and TrafficSmart Emergency Ambulance and TrafficDuring my research on my MakeX project topic, I found some scary and interesting information:
-2020 Pandemic situation has taught us some very important lessons, that we must not ignore to ensure that such a crisis will not occur again.
We saw that first-world to third-world countries faced the same problem as they were not prepared.
https://planet.mblock.cc
/project/839442
Care ConsolCare ConsolCare Consol is a device to motivate users into a more beneficial and healthier diet routine. When dieting, it is very easy falling off track and participating in dangerous diet plans. However, this device will always be there to back down into the right path whenever you need it.
https://planet.mblock.cc
/project/1146789
EASY PEASY HELPEREASY PEASY HELPERThere are certain things in life which you have to do whether you like it or not. One of such things is household chores which all moms can’t avoid. We decide to create an auto cleaner robot as a helper. It is a sustainable auto cleaner. It can sweep and mop the floors at the same time . It is user friendly because all of the members in the family can control it. This helper will make all moms around the world will smile broadly.
https://planet.mblock.cc
/project/1145754
Automated Medicine AssistantAutomated Medicine AssistantHealthcare is a global problem, countries big or small face this issue of providing ideal healthcare countrywide hence with the theme of coding with health in this makex competition I propose a solution to providing Elderly healthcare through technology.
https://planet.mblock.cc
/project/839410
Your Journey Through MakeX Spark
2024 MakeX World Championship
Young All-rounder Award winners will be sponsored to 2024 MakeX World Championship or win Makeblock Star products-mBot2!
Special Award winners are also eligible to advance to 2024 MakeX World Championship.
Rules Guide
Click the Rules Guide for details
Project Submission Guide
STEP 1 : Publish Project
Each team should create the project based on the theme, and publish the project in mBlock community along with the picture and video.
>> Watch the video of Publish Project
Publish your Project
STEP 2 : Submit Project & Poster
After publishing the project, each team should choose the project, fill in personal information, upload the poster and finish the submission during the valid period.
<< Watch the video of Submit Project & Poster
Submit your Project & Poster
Details & Regulations
Participation Requirements
1. Team member： 1-2 contestant(s) 1-2 mentor(s)
2. Age： Contestant: 6-13 years oldMentor:18 years old and above
3. Each team can only publish one project to participate in a single match. 4. Mentor shall guide and supervise the students to carry out safe construction operation and tool use during the event.
Project Requirements
1. Project should be created around the theme of the event and should submit before the deadline.
2. Each team must publish original and non-adapted project.
3. The submitted project shall cover the following contents:
1) Project program
2) Project Introduction ( The whole project is generally 700 to 900 words long, without exceeding 2000 words )
3) 3 or more clearly visible photos of project ( support GIF, JPG, PNG format, and the size of a single one should not exceed 10M )
4) 1 complete demo video ( support MP4 and MOV formats, with single storage no more than 200M )
5) Project Poster
Recommended Equipments
Recommended equipments are shown as follows. If you want to buy any equipment, please contact the local distributor or MakeX Committee: makex_overseas@makeblock.com.
FAQ
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If you have any questions, please scan the QR Code or click the above link to join the MakeX Spark Group on Skype.
Project Gallery
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Projects will be displayed after May 15th.
Awards
Thank you to all the contestants and mentors for joining the 2024 MakeX Spark Online Competition – Global Match. The final result is listed below. The award certificates and score reports will be sent to each contestant via email within a month. Those who are not awarded on the list will also get the participation e-certificate. Any questions please contact us via makex_overseas@makeblock.com
Thanks to the judging panel who put a lot of effort into this competition. They are (in no particular order): Mohd Zaki Ghazali, Zeljko Udovcic, Dzul farqeish, Dr Nasharuddin Zainal, John Lo, Anandhi Balaji, EMS MALIJAN, Girlie Ras, Youssef Osman, Krittaphat Monaiyakool, Jomar Cruz, Vivian Fung, Cheng Kwok Wai, Mikael Timotius Kenny.
Awards
Young All-rounder
Each winning team will win the sponsorship to 2024 MakeX World Championship or receive one unit of mbot2.
Each team member will receive one medal and an e-certificate.
Award lists
Dream House By Justbot 2024 – Moizes Xaviero
Pak Saf Water – Farjaad bin Taha Lateef
Baobab Tree House – Yujin Lee
Awards
Excellent Mentor
Each awarded mentor will receive one unit of CyberPi Educational Competition Kit and an e-certificate.
Award lists
Yeji Han
Antonius Juniadhi Soekendar
Syed Bilal Hassan
Awarded
Excellent Organization
Each awarded organization will receive one unit of mbot2 and an e-certificate.
Award lists
Beyond Coding
Penabur Secondary Kelapa Gading
Tinker Bell Labs
Special Awards
*Above each special awarded winner will receive an E-certificate.
Awards
Young Innovator
Young Designer
Young Engineer
Best Demonstration
Award lists
Nurture A Better World – Jiyoon Kim / Flora Wang
Waterfront House – Hyeonjin Lee
Environmental Nature Protector – Roy Kim / Zoe Kim
The Travelling Oasis House – Daniel Jeon
Smart Parking Apartment – Kenzo Pramana Putra Wicaksono / Haidar Ahdan Setya Putra
Green Wave House – Luna Kang / Ahyoon Lee
Sun Sense – Sameer Abid
Pet_Robot – Jaden Kim / Ryan Minjun Lee
Home Sweet Tree – Yuha Kwon / Jane Shin
Cup_Conveyor – Jaewan Kim / Jaemin Park
The Adaptive Gardening System – Irene Park / Lucas Park
Automatic Waste Seperation Robot – Jiah Huh
Open_Arms_Home – Dana Baik
Garden_Arc – Dylan Baik
TechTopia – Benjamin Anderson
V Win Smart Home – Ongsa Rakwanich / Napassanun Kittikanampol
Zero Energy House – Aiden Lee
The Pacific Guardian – Jay Shim / Andy Jeoung
SOULER – Kenzie Aska
House – Daewon Kim / Andy Jeon
Maryum Mehmood AutoFeast – Maryum Mehmood
Babur Chaiwala – Burhanuddin Adnan / Basil Ali
Reforesting a Pine Tree Forest – Jalil Sotomayor Lizarzaburu / Alessandro Valiente Pisfil
Smart storage for Modern house – DARRYL JOSEF SOEWARNA / NATHAN AXEL SUPANGAT
Smart Pet Shop – Mahnoor Hassaan
SMART HOUSE WITH EARTHQUAKE PROTECTION SYSTEM – ACACIO BENEDICT PATRICIUS
My Minimal House – Sarah Shin / Stella Lee
smart class – SARAH JULIETTE SIE TJANDRA / JADEN LIM
Inter Continental Delivery Scorpion – Ziyad Qasim Farrukh
Path Master – Hurr Ali
Juns_moving_house – Dojun Lee / Seungjun Lee
Eco-friendly house – Yejun Kim / Jiyeok Jang
The Munch Box House – Ian Lee / Seohyun Paik
Automatic plants System – CARISSA JANE WIDAGDO / KEISHA ABIGAEL WIDAGDO
My Heart and My Dream – Natthaniya Pitisuwanrat / Kawee Kansakornkitti
Fireproof House – Woojin Kwon / Doun Kim
Organizers
Hosted by: MakeX Robotics Competition Committee
Organizer: Shenzhen Makeblock Co.,Ltd
Partners
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