​By RSVP'ing to this event, participants acknowledge that working with hardware involves inherent risks, including but not limited to: physical injury from mechanical parts and tools, electrical hazards from electronic components, burns from soldering equipment, eye strain from small components, and exposure to workshop materials and adhesives. Bracket Bot Hackathon organizers are not responsible for any claims related to damage, loss, or injury to person or property. We expect all attendees to comply with safety protocols and agree to be in event photographs and media that will be shared online, unless requested not to.

​We're back!

​Following the popular success of the Microbots Hackathon, join students all across North America in Waterloo on February 7th-9th for a weekend of innovation, creativity, collaborative genius—great vibes and a whole lot of fun.

​There will be 40 teams of 2-3, each with their own Bracket Bot.

​Program and customize your bot to finish creative rounds, such as navigating obstacles, computer vision much more!

​We'll have materials, robotics parts and loanable hardware—3D printers, AI accelerators, depth cameras, motors, and much more!

​We highly recommend Bracket Bot users have minimum 1 year of programming experience.

​And don't worry, we've got plenty of snacks and surprises in store to keep the energy high. Let's make some magic happen at this Bracket Bot Hackathon!

​Prizes 🏆

​All team members of 10 winning teams will get to go home with their own Bracket Bot, valued at 400 USD each!

​So... what's a Bracket Bot?

​It's an open source robotics dev kit, with simple instructions and no hardware experience required. With only a couple hours of assembly and only 10 minutes to get the software going, with Bracket Bot you can:

• ​learn and implement robotics algorithms

• ​build a physical version of Facetime

• ​add arms 🦾😳

• ​…and much more!

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​OUR AMAZING SPONSORS

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​And thank you to individual sponsors:

​Hardeep Gambhir