Aris Machina Hackathon

​A six-hour build session at the Aris Machina office in Stockholm. Bring an idea, leave with something that runs.

​This is the second edition of Aris & Friends, a hackathon hosted by Aris Machina, the team behind Protos, the physics-based AI platform for industrial knowledge work. For one night Protos is your workbench, powered by Anthropic compute and with the engineers who built it on hand to unblock you.

​The challenge this round: spot a bad design, engineer a better one with Protos. Pick a part, a process, or a product that's clearly flawed, and rebuild it from first principles. Working prototypes over polished pitches. To be in the running you'll need to build on Protos and put a live demo in front of the judges at 20:00.

​What you get

• ​Protos live during the event, with the team behind it in the room

• ​Pizza, drinks, and a room full of builders

• ​A real demo with an audience at the end of the night

• ​3,000 SEK Amazon gift card and a 3-month Protos trial for the winning team. If you're looking to work on this kind of problem full time, this is also a good way to get on our radar.

​Who should come

​Engineers, scientists, and researchers, plus founders and students who like to build. Mechanical, materials, industrial, and process engineers; R&D scientists; AI/ML and data folks; full-stack devs; the hardware-curious and biohackers. If you work close to real physical systems, this is your room. Solo applicants will get teamed up on the day.

​Practical stuff

• ​🗓️ Wednesday June 24, 2026, 15:00–21:00 CEST

• ​📍 Aris Machina office

• ​🎟️ Limited spots. Sign-ups go on the waitlist; we'll review applications and confirm within a few days.

• ​💻 Bring your own laptop and charger.