List of hackathons about robotics in 2017

Hackers and designers in and around Paris! Are you interested in ergonomics and workspace design? Foncière des Régions and Orange invite you to participate in the 48-hour HACKATHON CTRL + ALT + DESK. You'll be challenged to design and prototype digital spaces and apps that will revolutionize the workspace of the future. You can reinvent the physical design of workspaces, or create your own innovative digital app to serve tomorrow's office workers -- a conversational app, a vocal assistant, connected objects, etc.

Bot enthusiasts in and around Paris! If you're interested in healthcare, then Pastel Health invites you to participate in a hackathon-style training workshop on Chatbots for Health. You'll be introduced to a specific platform for building chatbots for healthcare professionals. You will then be challenged to design and prototype a Chatbot on the special theme of Ophthalmology. Winning teams will receive sponsor prizes and an official, public launch of their Chatbot for Health.

Hackers and machine learning enthusiasts in the Netherlands. Trifork B.V. invites you to sign up to participate in the Machine Learning Hackathon. In this one-day event, you'll first learn how to apply Machine Learning algorithms and understand how to integrate Machine Learning into daily life. You'll then compete for the award for the coolest solution by creating a Jupyter Notebook on the data that is applicable to day-to-day life in Amsterdam

Coders, developers, designers or just simply techie friends of peace! If you're in or around London, International Alert invites you to participate in the #peacehackLDN 2017: Robots for Peace hackathon. You'll be challenged to come and build a bot that can send messages that promote peace around the world.

Digital technology innovators in Germany! Accenture Interactive invites you to participate in the Accenture Interactive Hackathon - Connected Edition. During this 24-hour marathon, you'll be challenged to prototype concepts and solutions for Smart Businesses or Future Lifestyle that integrate Artificial Intelligence into daily life. Come with your team and compete for great prizes in the local event. The first-placed teams from Berlin, Dortmund, and Munich will go to the Bits & Pretzels start-up festival in Munich to compete to be the overall winner.

Interested in self-driving cars? The province of Noord-Holland invites you to sign up to participate in Hack the Road -- the first hackathon to be held at the famous Zandvoort race circuit. Showcase your hacking skills by developing your self-driving vehicle prototype that can be integrated into the existing road infrastructure.

Developers, designers, or ideas people -- beginning or pro-level hackers. MobileMonday invites you to participate in the INNOVATION WEEK - API-First Hackathon. You'll be challenged to leverage technologies such as Watson, StrongLoop, and Bluemix to design and prototype an innovative AI app. You can come with your team, or join one at the event. Collaborate and compete for great cash prizes.

Artificial intelligence enthusiasts! nextmedia accelerator invites you to participate in their AI event "Let the machines speak! KI, Bots, Alexa, Google Assistant & Co." You'll be challenged to create an innovative artificial intelligence, bot, or speech control system solution that addresses problems or opportunities that we face in everyday life! Be creative! Your idea can be practical or crazy. Cash prizes will be awarded to the best solutions.

Fintech techies in and around Berlin. Are you planning to participate in any upcoming voice recognition or AI hackathons? FinTech Stammtisch Berlin invites you to participate in The FinTech Skills of the Language Assistants -- an event where you'll learn more about the intelligent language assistants that are frequently used in current Hackathon projects. Prepare yourself for your Hackathon by learning about voice commerce, voice assistants, and chatbots.

IoT, AI and Robotics startups around the world! OneTraction -- the first open innovation accelerator in Silicon Valley -- invites you to sign up to participate in their Internet of Things (IoT), AI & Robotics - Hackathon. This virtual event is open to anyone seeking to join or launch a startup. Register with your startup team -- or join one prior to the event -- and compete for up to $250k in startup funding and a place in OneTraction's accelerator.