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  • Super cool favourites picked by fabulous judges

    Super cool favourites picked by fabulous judges

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    We’re delighted to announce that our special judges — Eben Upton, Hayaatun Sillem, Limor Fried, Mitch Resnick, and Tim Peake — have chosen their favourite projects from the Coolest Projects online showcase! 

    Young tech creators from 39 countries are part of the showcase, including from Ireland, Australia, Palestine, UK, USA, India, and Indonesia. In total, you’ll find an incredible 560 projects from 775 young creators in the showcase gallery.

    Our judges have been amazed and inspired by all the young creators’ projects, and they want to highlight a few as their favourites!

    Eben Upton’s favourites

    Eben Upton is a founder of our organisation, one of the inventors of the Raspberry Pi computer, and CEO of Raspberry Pi Trading. Watch Eben’s favourites.

    • Haya: Bobby ‘A Platformer’
    • Kaushal: Diabetic Retinopathy Detector
    • Zaahra, Eesa: Easy Sylheti
    • Mahmoud: Fighting Against Coronavirus
    • Oisín: MiniGolf In Python
    • Fiona: TeenBeo
    • Artash, Arushi: The Masked Scales: The Sonification of the Impact

    Hayaatun Sillem’s favourites projects

    Dr Hayaatun Sillem is the CEO of the Royal Academy of Engineering, which brings together the UK’s leading engineers and technologists to promote engineering excellence for the benefit of society. Watch Hayaatun’s favourites.

    • Radu Matei: Agartha Lore. Rebellion
    • Momoka: AI Trash Can
    • Kian: Cellular Ecosystem: Life in a Petri Dish
    • Sama, Sam, Taima, Nouran, Rama: Five Feet Apart
    • Tucker: Rivers.run
    • Cyrus: School Student ePortal

    Limor ‘Ladyada’ Fried’s favourites

    Limor Fried is an MIT-trained engineer and the founder and owner of Adafruit Industries. Watch Limor’s favourites.

    • Sara, Batool, Rahaf, Nancy: Children Body Language
    • Lars: Colourbird PicoBello
    • Alisa, Michelle: Green Coins
    • Niamh: MineBlower
    • Marah: My School Website
    • Raluca: Protect the Planet!
    • Rhea: The Amazing Photo Filter
    A girl presenting a digital making project

    Mitch Resnick’s favourites

    Mitch Resnick is Professor of Learning Research at the MIT Media Lab, and his Lifelong Kindergarten research group develops and supports the Scratch programming software and online community! Watch Mitch’s favourites.

    • Oisín, Naoise: AUTISTICALLY AWESOME
    • Elana, Saibh: Exploring Schools
    • Mark: Mark’s Coronavirus Game
    • Ardash: Raspberry Pi–Based, Low-Cost Contactless Vital Signs Monitor
    • Matteo, Massimo, Jacopo: Sheetcheat.xyz
    • Cathal: Ukelectric
    A Coolest Projects participant

    Tim Peake’s favourites

    Tim Peake is a British ESA astronaut who spent 186 days in space on the International Space Station. He’s also a passionate advocate for STEM education. Watch Tim’s favourites.

    • Abhiy: Burglar Buster
    • Carlos, Blanca, Mario: El ojo que te observa (The All-seeing Eye)
    • Zoe: Find It
    • Oluwadabera Jedidiah: Galaxy
    • Patrick: Pear Pad – Have Fun with Apps
    • Hala, Ranwa: Help Me to Learn

    Discover over 500 projects

    You can explore all the young tech creators’ projects — games, hardware builds, Scratch projects, mobile apps, and more — in our showcase gallery now.

    This year’s Coolest Projects online showcase wouldn’t be possible without the support of our Coolest Projects sponsors — thank you!

    Website: LINK

  • Tim Peake is among our fabulous Coolest Projects judges

    Tim Peake is among our fabulous Coolest Projects judges

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    We are thrilled that five fantastic people will contribute to the Coolest Projects online showcase: Tim Peake, Limor Fried, Mitch Resnick, Hayaatun Sillem, and Eben Upton are going to be our special judges and choose their favourite projects from among all the entries from young tech creators in our global community.

    Meet the coolest judges!

    Tim Peake is a British ESA astronaut and a passionate advocate for STEM education. Tim played a huge part in the first Astro Pi Challenge in 2015, and he has helped us spread the word about the work of the Raspberry Pi Foundation ever since.

    “By taking part in Coolest Projects, young creators get to share their ideas with the world, and their peers. Whether it’s creating something for home, the planet, or for their school or community — it’s a great opportunity to share their hopes and dreams for the future!” — Tim Peake

    Limor ‘Ladyada’ Fried is an MIT engineer and the founder and owner of Adafruit, a company that creates hardware and educational resources for anyone interested in digital making. Limor personally selects, tests, and approves all the tools, equipment, and electronics on offer by Adafruit.

    Limor Fried at Adafruit Industries

    “Coolest Projects is a fantastic opportunity for young people to take part in the world’s leading technology showcase and to celebrate all the hard work and ideas from the community — all from home!” – Limor Fried

    Mitch Resnick is Professor of Learning Research at the MIT Media Lab, and his Lifelong Kindergarten research group develops the Scratch programming software and online community! His life’s passion is developing new technologies and activities to engage young people in creative learning experiences.

    Mitch Resnick,

    Hayaatun Sillem is the CEO of the Royal Academy of Engineering, which brings together the UK’s leading engineers and technologists to promote engineering excellence for the benefit of society. She also has a PhD in cancer research!Hayaatun Sillem, CEO Royal Academy of Engineering

    Eben Upton is a founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation and one of the inventors of the Raspberry Pi computer. As the CEO of Raspberry Pi Trading Ltd, he oversees the company, including the development of all our hardware.

    Register a project today!

    If a young person you know is making anything with technology — and we mean anything, from robot to smartphone app to video game to Scratch animation to web page about their pet — then we invite them to take part in the Coolest Projects online showcase.

    We welcome all works-in-progress and finished projects from anyone aged up to 18!

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    To find out more and register a project by the 28 June deadline, visit coolestproject.org.

    Website: LINK