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ARM and RIT announce a

Design Competition!Theme: “Creating a better quality of life”

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Main Objectives Use ARM technology create or enhance a system to help

those in need Young children Elderly Disabled (mentally or physically) Poor

Three broad classifications of projects. Use a development platform to: Perform an autonomous function Perform a particular function along with a communication medium to

report or update events, possibly remote-controlled Interact with an app running on a tablet or smart-phone

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Initial Rules Teams of 2 - 5 students Submit proposals by January 13th

How are you going to improve someone’s quality of life? Why is it a good idea? What is the development timeline and design phases? What do you need in terms of ARM-based processors, additional

hardware and software development tools?

Competition ends one week before Imagine RIT on April 27th, 2012

Some development tools will be sponsored depending on participating partners and requirements

Project could possibly count as RIT design project, or some other course project requirement (?)

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Judging Projects will be showcased at Imagine RIT Designs will be judged based on:

Creativity Innovation Effectiveness of solving the problem Cost efficiency Wow factor

Judging carried out by: ARM RIT students and faculty Imagine RIT general audience More judges TBD?

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Prizes and Sponsorship

Prizes: TBD, depends on sponsorsSponsors: ARM, all ARM partners, and other

local industry are invited to sponsor equipment and/or prizes!