MakeMIT is back for its 10th year! Our event is dedicated to creating an innovative and creative atmosphere geared toward those who are excited and passionate about designing and building. Hackers should have no problem making their dreams come true no matter how challenging the ideas may be! Apply at my.makemit.org by January 14th at 11:59 pm ET!

The event will happen over one weekend (Feb 25th-26th).  Teams will build their projects over the span of 24 hours using materials and equipment that will be provided at the venue. Projects will be judged in person on February 26th.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$7,000 in prizes
1st Place General Category
1 winner

In-Person Division: 2nd Place General Category
1 winner

1517 Medici Grants
3 winners

Best use of software in hardware-based project
2 winners

Sponsored by Viam Robotics

Prize: Viam rover, with batteries, SD card and Raspberry pi included. Perfect for robotics development projects.

Infosys InStep Grand Prize
1 winner

Sponsored by Infosys

Prize: Win a final round interview for Infosys InStep, the #1 ranked global internship program for the past 5 years! Spend an all-expenses paid summer internship abroad in beautiful India with the top tech students from around the world. We are a global technology company looking for the brightest programmers and coders to work on summer internship programs in AI/ML, Augmented Reality, Chatbot development, Software and Web development, Cybersecurity, and much more! Check out this video for a sneak peek in the India Immersive Experience at Infosys InStep!

Best use of 5G , IoT , and sensors to innovate and solve the problem to move this world forward
1 winner

Sponsored by Verizon

Best use of 3D Printing
1 winner

Sponsored by Formlabs

Prize: Hasbro Selfie Series custom action figures for each member of your team

Best use of sensors (e.g. accelerometer, magnetometer -- preferred with ST)
1 winner

Sponsored by Digi-Key

Prize: Pimoroni Picades

Most Creative Beginner Project
2 winners

Sponsored by MSI

Prize: MSI Laptops

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Henry Heiberger

Henry Heiberger

Judging Criteria

  • Creativity
    How unique is your project?
  • Functionality
    Does your project work?
  • Real-world Potential
    How many people will your project affect?
  • Plain Awesomeness
    How cool/impressive is your project idea?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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