List of hackathons about robotics in 2016

Interested in BOTs? Want to participate in the Build A Bot Hackathon @ PLUG? That's cool! First sign up for the Build A Bot Preparation event, where your pre-formed team will meet-up, or you'll make new friends and form your team to build your bot! At the hackathon itself, your goal will be to create an open source bot for the inSitu mobile field sales application. Your bot will be packed with awesome features that will provide information about the company, package/invoice status, and any other cool features you come up with. Showcase your skills with technologies such as natural language processing, voice recognition, and AI.

Robotics hackers! Wat a chance to control a real humanoid robot. Come and participate in the Roboy-Hackathon. You'll meet and collaborate with like-minded people and compete for awesome prizes. You can compete in one of the following project tracks: 1.Roboy Core Track 2.VR Track 3.Roboy Gadgets Track

Interested in the potential for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)? Cambridge House International, Canada's premier conference company, invites you to participate in the Disruptive Business Challenge hackathon, which will be held at the inaugural International UAV Show. You'll network and collaborate with like-minded UAV professionals and enthusiasts to come up with innovative UAV start-up ideas. Your projects should have the potential to create new markets, capture existing ones, and have the ability to change our lives for the better.

Interested in bots and all things AI? Come and showcase your skills and creativity at the Facebook BOT Hackathon: San Francisco! This is 24-hour hackathon, where you'll show whose boss by building awesome on building Bots for Facebook Messenger! You'll be using the Recime platform for building bots, so all the underlying plumbing is taken care of — leaving you to concentrate in building your bot!

Are you passionate about assistive technologies? Are you full of ideas for tools that will enhance the quality of life and employment for disabled people? Maybe your idea will prove to be the next big disruptive tool for the disabled! Sign up for the Accessible Tech Hackathon today! Collaborate to solve real challenges encountered in different fields, such as employment, health, housing, and many more.

Students and recent graduates! Are you passionate about accessible design, assistive technologies, and IoT? Come and participate in the Accessible Tech Hackathon. The focus is on Internet of Things, mobile, Web, UX/UI/AI, service design or desktop solutions, or something in between, and hardware. You'll choose one of four challenges faced by London-based social entrepreneurs and then create the best possible and novel solutions to the problem.

Developers, designers, inventors, contractors! Interested in the application of IoT technology to manufacturing? Michelin and ENSIMAG invite you to participate in an IoT Manufacturing themed hackathon. You'll have 24 hours to conceive and create a connected objects prototype in one of four themes: »End-to-End Factory Flow: Integrating suppliers and consumers with end-to-end factory flow. »Logistics Tools: RFID chips, geo-location systems, connected objects, etc. »Augmented Intelligence: AR/VR use for pre-validation on a virtual replica of the production line »Energy Transition: Use of sensors for efficient plant use of energy and raw materials.

Designers, techies, hackers, nerds of all levels of experience! Come and participate in Munich’s FIRST Love Hackathon. Apply your incredible creativity and technical skills to help the cause of true love in Munich. Use technology to help overcome the painful reality that in Munich, it's difficult for people to meet new people, not to mention a partner! This LSBTTIQ-friendly hackathon is about dating and about couples. You'll be able to choose between to tracks: "Find Love" and "Stay in Love".

Interested in BOTs? Want to participate in the Build A Bot Hackathon @ PLUG? That's cool! First sign up for the Build A Bot Preparation event, where your pre-formed team will meet-up, or you'll make new friends and form your team to build your bot! At the hackathon itself, your goal will be to create an open source bot for the inSitu mobile field sales application. Your bot will be packed with awesome features that will provide information about the company, package/invoice status, and any other cool features you come up with. Showcase your skills with technologies such as natural language processing, voice recognition, and AI.

Coders, mechatronic engineers, makers, designers, students, marketers! Come and participate in the 100100 Challenge EVolution! You'll participate in a team compete with like-minded individuals to solve Internet of Things challenges. The 100100 EVolution Challenge is focused on technology such as the Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, and smart mobility. Your team will get the opportunity to create an innovative solution and compete for prizes in one of three challenge categories: Acquired Disability, Electric Mobility, or Culture and Smart City.