Akron's Premier 24-Hour Hackathon
HAkron is back for round 2; This time with an arcade! Come hack hardware and software in this fun and FREE 24-hour hackathon. Check out hakron.io for the event schedule and more information
Prizes
$3,645 in prizes
Grand Prize
$1000 Cash for the best overall hack. Money is divided between team members.
Runner Up
A pair of Jaybird X3s for each team member
Second Runner Up
A JBL Flip 4 Bluetooth Speaker for each team member
Best Software Hack
Amazon Echo Dots for each team member
Best Hardware Hack
Philips Hue Starter Kit - Two bulbs and a connector hub for each team member
Best Newbie Hack
Boogie Board LCD drawing tablets for each team member
Most Creative Hack
Husban X4 (H107C) Miniature Quad Copter w/ camera for each team member
Tremco Leak Locator Tracking System
Tremco is giving $1000 to the best solution for their Leak Locator App - They're looking for an iOS application that accurately reports the position of a leak given user input or on-board device sensors. Attend their information session at 3 on Saturday for more info.
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Raspberry Pi & PiHut Essential Kit
Amazon Web Services - Best Use of AWS
$250 Amazon Web Services Credit
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Eligibility
All college students who are 18 or older can participate. You must be physically present at the event to submit and be judged.
How to enter
Register by fillilng out the application on our website. Make sure to register through Devpost too, and that's it!
Judges
James Hilton
Co-Founder / The Bit Factory
Jack Hilton
Co-Founder / The Bit Factory
Austin Kettner
Co-Founder / Flurgle
Anthony Margida
President / Akron Global Business Accelerator
Carolyn Behrman
Co-Director / EX[L] Center
Annal Vyas
Co-Director / EX[L] Center
Elyse Ball
Project Manager / UARF
Will Crissey, Jr.
C.S. Professor / The University of Akron
Dominic Falcione
Craftsman / Krunchworks Design+Build
Curtis Clemons
Math Professor / The University of Akron
Jay Adams
CPE Professor / The University of Akron
Shiva Sastry
CPE Professor / The University of Akron
Michael Ziccardi
Application Owner / Progressive Insurance
Yingcai Xiao
C.S. Professor / The Universiry of Akron
Judging Criteria
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Expo Judging
All Devpost submissions will demo their projects in an Expo to hackers and judges. The top 5 will be selected by the judges (using MIT Gavel) and sent on to the presentation round. -
Presentation Round (Top 5)
The top 5 teams will present their projects in front of everyone to determine the overall winner of the grand prize, $1000! -
Category Prize Judging
Other category winners will be individually judged based on the Expo. See the prizes in the sidebar ->