๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐ป!!๐
Some hackathons give you a project, Some give an experience. And then there are a few that push you so far that you come out knowing more about what you are capable of. For me, this was one of them and also, this was a little special to me!
I recently participated in a ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฟ hackathon at Acropolis Institute of Technology and Research, Indore, with my team ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ธ๐๐๐๐โก(cool name, no?): Vikas Kelwa, Palak Jain, Shivam Purohit.
There were 1,111 registrations from across India, with teams coming from different states. From those registrations, only 53 teams made it to the final round, and we were one of them.
Our solution went on to become the ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฅ winner in the AgriTech domain, and we finished 4th overall among 1,111 registrations. We also got support from GDG Indore in the form of credits. Honestly, seeing that result was surreal.
The hackathon started at 8 PM on 21st August and ended at 8 AM on 23rd August.
I had just finished my exams and right after that, I was involved in anchoring in my college's orientation program for freshers. And immediately after that came this hackathon.
So for those 36 hours, there was basically no sleep. Just building, debugging, eating whenever we could, and getting back to work. And somehow, I loved every bit of it.
๐Our problem statement was to build a ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป for farmers that could monitor crop and soil conditions, provide weather insights, and alert farmers when something needed attention.
I was responsible for the complete hardware side, with Vikas helping me, while Palak and Shivam handled the software. I also worked on bringing both sides together, and trust me, this was no easy task.
You have to sit there, trace the connections, check the values, debug it, and figure it out.
One moment Iโll always remember was at 1 AM, when we got the idea to ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ฏ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ฒ. (credit goes to Vikas)
I kept working on it, and by 6 AM, it was finally working. Seeing the camera actually analyze its surroundings made me genuinely happy.
That 1 AM idea became one of my favorite features of the project.
I wanted our system to be more than just a collection of sensors. I wanted it to be as ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ as we could possibly make it within those 36 hours. So we also integrated satellite and weather data. If the physical sensors failed, the system could still use external data to provide weather information and alerts, including upcoming weather conditions and cloud formations.
We trusted each other, divided responsibilities, helped wherever something was stuck, and kept moving. That coordination was probably one of the biggest reasons we made it as far as we did.
We didn't leave any stone unturned.
We gave it everything we had.
Onto next....!
#Hackathon #AgriTech #Hardware #IoT #Innovation #IETDAVV
3 September 2026 ร 17h28
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