Hack and Build 2024
A 24h hardware hackathon taking place November 23-24th
About
Join Hack & Build, Columbia University Robotics Club's premier competitive hardware hackathon!
Whether you're a software developer, a hardware enthusiast, or someone eager to explore the intersection of both, Hack & Build offers the perfect opportunity to collaborate, innovate, and bring your ideas to life. Work alongside fellow students on exciting, hands-on projects that make a real-world impact. Compete against other talented teams to win amazing prizes and showcase your skills. Don't miss out on this chance to build, learn, and network in a creative and safe environment!
We welcome all interested students of any level to participate in Hack & Build! Teams are formed with four members of any experience level and background. While we encourage you to register with an established team, don't worry if you don't have one yet — our team will assist you in finding your perfect match!
Our judges
Axel Ortega
Mechatronics Lab Manager @ Columbia University
Ioannis (John) Kymissis
Kenneth Brayer Professor of Electrical Engineering, Vice Dean for Infrastructure and Innovation @ Columbia University
Simha Sethumadhavan
Professor of Computer Science, Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow @ Columbia University
David Watkins
Research Lead @ Boston Dynamics
Our sponsors
Schedule
| Saturday | Sunday | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Event | Time | Event |
| 9:00 AM | Doors open and Check-in | 9:00 AM | Morning Check In + Breakfast |
| 10:00 AM | Welcome Ceremony | 11:00 AM | Deadline to submit |
| 10:30 AM | Team formation and brainstorming | 11:30 AM | Lunch |
| 11:00 AM | Makerspace + Design Center Trainings | 12:30 PM | Expo starts |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | 2:00 PM | Expo ends |
| 6:30 PM | Dinner | 2:15 PM | Awards/closing ceremony |
| 9:30 PM | Mario Kart Tournament | 2:50 PM | Judges panel |
| 12:00 AM | Midnight Snack & Jackbox | 3:30 PM | Event ends |
| 1:00 AM | Makerspace closes | ||
Available Materials
Here are some examples of the materials that will be available for use during the hackathon:
- Arduino minis
- Raspberry pis
- Elegoo kits
- PID controllers
- LED lights
- LCD displays
- Basswood sheets
- Solderable breadboards
- Capactive touch sensor
- MicroSD
- XBee3 module
- Myoware muscle sensor
- (and more!)
Staying up to date
If you would like to stay up to date with the latest information about the hackathon, and the Columbia University Robotics Club in general, we recommend that you join our slack and our mailing list.
Links to our Slack and mailing list can be found here. For hackathon specific communications, please email hackandbuild@gmail.com.
To talk to other participants, ask questions, or find a team, join our Discord server.
Registration
As this is Columbia's first hardware hackathon in many years, we are currently collecting an informal list of students who would be interested in participating in such an event. Please use your school email when filling out this form.
We will be sending out more information about the event as the date approaches.
Volunteering
We are currently seeking help with reaching out to sponsors and distributing the advertisement materials. If you would like to help out, we would greatly appreciate if you signed up to volunteer using the form below. Please use your school email when filling out this form.
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