What is HackGT?

HackGT, HexLabs' annual 36-hour hackathon, is returning to Georgia Tech — and this time, it's after hours. From Friday, September 25th to Sunday, September 27th, we're turning the Klaus Advanced Computing Building into a place where creativity, curiosity, and code come alive.

Each year, HackGT welcomes over 1500+ hackers from around the world to tackle novel challenges, win exciting prizes, and make lasting connections! HackGT's halls will be open to everyone, regardless of background, experience, or skill level, to showcase their innovative ideas. Hackers can expect a thrilling weekend filled with networking opportunities, top-tier prizes, engaging mini-events, and lots of swag!

 

Hackers will have the chance to compete for over $55k in prizes!

Requirements

What to Build

Anything you want! Let your imagination run free and build something cool!

What to Submit

Participants should be committing a github repository as well as a pitch video to the Devpost. The exact length isn't strict, but we recommend somewhere between 1-3 minutes.

Hackers should make a Devpost submission to this hackathon Devpost, and once you've done it, submit to expo.hexlabs.org with your Devpost submission link.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$11,000+ in prizes
+ other prizes
Best Overall - 1st Place
1 winner

Canon G7X Mark III Camera + 10k OpenAI Credits for each winning team member

Best Overall - 2nd Place
1 winner

Nintendo Switch 2 + 5k OpenAI Credits for each winning team member

Best Overall - 3rd Place
1 winner

Apple iPad 11-inch A16 Chip + 1k OpenAI Credits for each winning team member

Oracle of the Deep - 1st Place
1 winner

GeForce RTX 5050 Graphics Card for each winning team member

Oracle of the Deep - 2nd Place
1 winner

Lululemon Triple-Zip 28L Backpack for each winning team member

The Shipyard - 1st Place
1 winner

ASUS TUF 27” Gaming Monitor for each winning team member

The Shipyard - 2nd Place
1 winner

Apple AirPods 4 With Active NC for each winning team member

The Lighthouse Laboratory - 1st Place
1 winner

Meta Ray-Bans Gen 2 Wayfarer for each winning team member

The Lighthouse Laboratory - 2nd Place
1 winner

Aurzen Portable Projector with Roku TV for each winning team member

Aramco: A Marina’s Mission - 1st Place
1 winner

Bose QC 2nd Gen Headphones for each winning team member

Aramco: A Marina’s Mission - 2nd Place
1 winner

Ninja CREAMi Ice Cream Maker for each winning team member

Impiricus: Build the next HCP Engagement Tool - 1st Place
$3,000 in cash
1 winner

Impiricus: Build the next HCP Engagement Tool - 2nd Place
$2,000 in cash
1 winner

Impiricus: Build the next HCP Engagement Tool - 3rd Place
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

NSA: Hearsay: The Audio Authentication Challenge - 1st Place
1 winner

Sonos Era 100 Alexa Speaker for each winning team member

NSA: Hearsay: The Audio Authentication Challenge - 2nd Place
1 winner

Audio-Technica AT2040 USB Mic for each winning team member

NSA: Hearsay: The Audio Authentication Challenge - 3rd Place
1 winner

JBL Flip 5 Bluetooth Speaker for each winning team member

NSA: Packet Pursuit - Winner
1 winner

XBOX Series X 1TB Console with XBOX Wireless Controller + Bluetooth Wireless Gaming Headset for each winning team member

Meta: Bringing People Closer Together with AI - Winner
3 winners

Invitation to advance to the Round 2 Hackathon hosted at Meta's Menlo Park campus
+ Meta swag bag

VISA: Reimagine Shopping - Winner
$5,000 in cash
1 winner

SpaceXAI: Make it Legendary
1 winner

Cursor mechanical keyboard for each winning team member

Notability: Trust the Process
1 winner

1 year of Notability Pro for each winning team member

MLH: Best Use of ElevenLabs
1 winner

Beats Solo Earbuds for each winning team member

MLH: Best Use of Tiger Data
1 winner

Assorted Prizes for each winning team member

MLH: Best Use of Solana
1 winner

Nano S Plus Ledgers for each winning team member

MLH: Best Use of MongoDB Atlas
1 winner

M5GO Starter Kits for each winning team member

MLH: Best Domain from .tech
1 winner

Desktop Microphone for each winning team member & Your winning domain free for 10 years

MLH: Best use of Vultr
1 winner

Portable Screens for each winning team member

MLH: Best Use of backboard.io
1 winner

Tile Essentials Kits for each winning team member

MLH: Best Use of Gemini API
1 winner

MLH Swag Kits

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

See live.hexlabs.org

See live.hexlabs.org

Judging Criteria

  • See live.hexlabs.org

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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