Synovate is an exciting robotics hackathon where participants come together to design, prototype, and pitch innovative robotics and AI solutions addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).
Over the course of the event, teams work hands-on with cutting-edge tools, guided by mentors and industry experts, to tackle real global challenges—from clean energy and sustainable cities to quality education, healthcare, and climate action.

Participants brainstorm, build, and refine their ideas into functional prototypes or detailed concepts, ultimately presenting their solutions to a judging panel. The best projects are recognized with exciting prizes and unique opportunities, making Synovate a powerful platform for creativity, impact-driven engineering, and next-generation problem solving.

Requirements

Participants will be required to submit original, creative solutions developed during the ideathon that align with one or more of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Submissions should demonstrate how the robotics concepts and technologies learned during the course can be applied to solve real-world challenges. Each team must present a clear problem statement, an innovative robotics-based solution, and a brief explanation of its potential impact. Prototypes, presentations, or design concepts are encouraged, and projects will be evaluated based on creativity, feasibility, sustainability, and relevance to the chosen SDG.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

2 non-cash prizes
FREE DOMAIN NAMES FROM XYZ
10 winners

The top ten teams or participants will each receive a free domain name of their choice, empowering them to take their projects online and continue developing their ideas beyond the event. This reward encourages creativity, innovation, and real-world application of their solutions.

Grand Prize
1 winner

This certificate is awarded to the team securing First Place in the competition, in recognition of an exceptional project that demonstrated outstanding innovation, technical excellence, impact, and clarity of execution.

The winning submission stood out for its strong problem understanding, effective solution design, and overall feasibility, earning the highest evaluation across the judging criteria. This award celebrates the team’s dedication, creativity, and ability to deliver a solution of remarkable quality.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Mukund MV

Mukund MV
President Synertech

Asif Saiyed

Asif Saiyed
Data Architect-Data Governance Data Architect-Data Governance, Delviom, LLC

Praneetha Kotla

Praneetha Kotla
Lead Robotic Process Automation Developer, ERP Smartlabs

Judging Criteria

  • Creativity
    Projects will be evaluated on their originality and innovative thinking.Use robotics concepts creatively, and demonstrate imaginative applications of technology to real-world challenges.
  • Problem solving
    Projects will be judged on how effectively they identify and address a real-world challenge.demonstrate clear understanding of the problem, logical thinking in their approach, and a practical, robotics-based solution that can make a meaningful impact.

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