Robotics Hackathon @ Formlabs
Join us for the second Hungarian Robotics hackathon in Budapest from June 4-6. Hosted by the BME Robotics Club and powered by our sponsors Formlabs, Shapr3D, KAYA VC, ElevenLabs and the ShareTech Foundation!
Prizes
Shapr3D special prize: 500$ (150k HUF) cash award to the best team designing with Shapr3D! (Pro licenses will be set up for the hackathon)
ElevenLabs special prize: 2000$ worth of subscription per winning team member
ElevenLabs runner up prize: 300$ worth of subscription per winning team member
KAYA VC special prize: Opportunity to pitch ideas to KAYA Venture Capital + book prizes from KAYA
The Task
Build a system that interacts with humans in 48 hours.
Examples for inspiration:
robot that uses body movement as input (hand, face, eyes, etc)
robot that extends human ability (golf aimbot, telepathy/jedi force)
robot on the human body (hait cutter, feeder, tooth brusher, eyes on back)
inter-human communication device (secret morse coder, bone conducting speaker)
interactive physical game (sword fighter, ping pong server, finger-wrestler)
Schedule
Thursday (June 4)
08:00–08:45 Arrival (everyone MUST arrive by then!)
09:00–10:00 Announcements
10:00 Hackathon start
12:00 Team registration deadline
~19:00 Pizza dinner
Friday (June 5)
~19:00 Dinner
Saturday (June 6)
05:00 Last print start
10:00 Submission deadline
10:00–11:00 Demo session
11:00–12:00 Awards ceremony and closing
Parts
We will provide you with:
ESP-s,
Servos (SG90),
5V motors & controllers,
Power supplies,
LEDs, buttons, cables, breadboards, etc.
Every team will have access to Formlabs SLA printers.
Everything else you may need, you should bring. (sensors, RPIs, stepper/bldc motors & controllers, batteries, wheels, bearings, etc.)
Teams
Teams must have at least 5 members.
If you register individually or arrive with a smaller team, you will have time at the beginning of the event to meet other participants and form a complete team.
Singles and small teams must register at the desk by 12:00 on Thursday. You must arrive by 8:45, even if you have a team already!
Rules
1) Don't work on the task before we start! You can ideate and buy components, but it is forbidden to start building or to bring half-cooked projects. It isn't recommended to be hard-set on a problem either.
2) You can buy and bring parts from outside! Don't bring completed robots (robot arm, dog, drone, etc.)
Sleep / stay / food
The nights of the hackathon (during the 48 hours), intense students can sleep in the office (bring a sleeping bag if you plan to).
Accommodation isn't available for the night before, but reach out to us via email (mail@bmerobotics.hu) if this is what's stopping you (we can help find a solution)!
Sufficient amount of pizza will be provided for dinner.
All else
Feel free to ask any questions! Email us at: mail@bmerobotics.hu
More info
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Watch the recap of our previous hackathon!