Himalaya Robotics Hack
🏔️ Himalaya Robotics Hack
August 29–30, 2026 · San Francisco
Over two days, teams will tackle the real engineering problems of extreme-conditions robotics: onboard inference that runs without a cloud connection, locomotion that holds on ice and mixed terrain, hardware that survives -40°C and 200 km/h winds, communications, and the overall robot intelligence stack.
This is not just a demo weekend. You'll be working with the actual tech built for real-world deployment, with the use case here being the Himalaya.
🏆 Prizes
Winning team flown out for a Himalayan field expedition
Robotic arms
Cash prizes
Credits
⚙️ What You're Building For
Onboard autonomy · inference on Jetson Thor, no cloud
Extreme-condition locomotion · footing on ice and mixed terrain
Hardware resilience · at altitude and in the death zone
Satellite communication · telemetry that never drops
👥 Who Should Come
Robotics engineers, ML researchers, embedded systems builders, hardware hackers. Anyone who wants their work to end up on a mountain.
Brought to you by Iterate & Robot Everest