Summer 2026 Project Buildathon
How far can you take a hardware project in one summer? Whether you're starting from scratch or continuing an existing project, this Summer 2026 Project Competition is where you take your project to the next level and compete for real cash prizes and sponsor credits
Entries
- NITE 369 — The Zero-Machining Robotic Arm
- Newtonian Telescope
- 7 DOF Humanoid Arms (FDM)
- Project SAMARA — Samara-inspired Adaptive Multirotor for Aerial Resilience Applications
- M9X6: Autonomous Hexapod Robot for Landmine Detection and Hazardous Terrain Exploration
- Autonomous Wildlife monitoring drone
- 3D Printed Robotic Prosthetic Arm
- VeloMetrics: Open-Source Bike Computer
- Rover for the Lunar Surface
- Thrust Vector Control Coaxial Contra-rotating Drone
- Robotic Arm
- Exoskeleton Arm
- Motorized Blinds
- SignBridge AI : Real-Time Bidirectional Communication Assistant for Deaf and Hearing Communities
- C.P.R (Chess Playing Robot)
- Fully Open-Source ARM Laptop
- 1u Cube Satellite
- BEAN - Baby Emergency Aquatic Navigator
- Skeleton Arm
- Basic 6DOF Arm for 3D scanning
- Disaster Response Fixed Wing UAV
- Smart Force Actuator
- Adaptive Device to Help Engineers With Tremors Solder
- HARS - Hovering Autonomous Recording System
- Remote Controlled Claw Drone
- ATLAS (Autonomous Tracking and Landing Aerial System)
- Precision FOC Brushless Motor Controller
- Enclosed Portable 3D Printer
- Brushless Motor Driver - FOC Demo project
- Camera On Wheels
- Topology Optimized Drone
- Project Apex - Autonomous Race Engineer
- VR Glove
- Automated Spatial Data Acquisition and Bid Generation Using a Drone
- Autonomous VTOL Tailsitter UAV
- Beam - Desk Companion
- Wheeled bipedal robot
- Autonomous Mobile Warehouse Robot
- Analog Flight-Rules Controller/Autopilot
- Wireless Energy Monitoring Controlling and Operations System
- Remi Companion — AI Study Hardware for Students
- Gesture controlled mini drone
- Autonomous Hexapod
- Autonomous ESP32-Based Mini Drone
- Artificial Ecosystem Project
- Two-Wheeled Self Balancing Robot
- Tempo: An affordable activity vest for sprinters
- AirLog: Personal Air Quality Monitor for Respiratory Health
- Omnidirectional Rolling Bot (ORB)
- Autonomous Robotic Arm