Overview

Sensors may just be our favorite type of electronic components! Get excited about temperature, proximity, optical, pressure or whatever type of sensor you'd like to use in your next technological innovation. For the Sensors Contest, create a project that uses some type of sensor for your chance to win awesome gift cards!

Love making your own PCB? Share your EAGLE design process for a shot at the EAGLE Judges Prize.

Not sure where to start? Check out the free Electronics Class on Instructables?

The Sensors Contest is closed.

Grand Prize

20 Prizes

Grand Prize (1)

One Grand Prize Winner will receive:
  • A $300 Amazon Gift Card
  • An Instructables T-shirt Prize Pack

Judges Prize - Best use of EAGLE

One Judges Prize Winner will receive:
  • A $200 Amazon Gift Card
  • An Instructables T-shirt Prize Pack

First Prize (3)

Three First Prize Winners will receive:
  • A $150 Amazon Gift Card
  • An Instructables T-shirt Prize Pack

Second Prize (5)

Five Second Prize Winners will receive:
  • A $75 Amazon Gift Card
  • An Instructables T-shirt Prize Pack

Runner Up (10)

Ten Runner-up Winners will receive:
  • An Instructables T-shirt Prize Pack
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 Jun 3, 2019 and Jul 29, 2019 (11:59pm PT).

Enter

Upon publishing your Instructable you'll see checkboxes for open contests. Select Sensors Contest. 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.