Cryptorave 2015 Teaser

Recoding Innovation - How "Free" influences Science, Art and Culture

Robots Aid in Natural Disasters

The Hackaday Prize 2015

Want to go to Space or grab $196,883? How does $100k and a 6-month residency sound? These and hundreds of other prizes await those who build some that matters.

Full details and how to enter: http://hackaday.io/prize

2015 Hackaday Prize

No matter where you live you can find a way to better your community. Providing medical care, conserving water, clearing pollution, and promoting access to education are just a few examples to get you thinking. How can you make a difference in these areas? Build something involving electronics that helps to chip away at the root of the problem.

One exemplary build will earn a trip into space on a carrier of your choice, and claim The Hackaday Prize. One 'Best Product' will receive $100,000. Four top finalists will earn amazing rewards, and hundreds of other entries will be recognized with other prizes.

Use your skills to make the world a better place.

Enter now - hackaday.io/prize !

Video Credits:

Director/Editor: Aleksandar Bradic
Cinematographer/Colorist: Richard Hogben
Props Master: Matthew Berggren
Production: Hackaday

MBZIRC Launch Event Highlights

This is the highlights of the launch event of Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZIRC), which took place on February 15, 2015 at Khalifa University's Abu Dhabi Campus.

Official Video - Mohamed Bin Zayed International Robotics Challenge (MBZ...

Organized by Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi, the overall objective of this challenge is to advance the state of the robotics industry and to build better-designed robots. Because the challenge is performance based, teams from around the world will demonstrate their abilities to produce advanced robots in a highly competitive team based environment. 

The competition will include an arena designed to develop aerial and ground vehicles capable of executing tasks in complex, dynamic environments. The challenge will be to create a vehicle that can complete tasks in a simulated disaster response scenario. It will involve the collaboration of a group of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) in a changing environment that requires the robots to carry out a series of tasks using autonomous navigation and environmental interactions.