Hacking wearables and Internet-of-Things

For experts and curious minds, collaborate with new people to learn about and create wearable and connected technology. Come challenge yourself with awesome hardware to hack on!

This event is for those willing to innovate, create and make! Undergrads, grads, developers, engineers, designers, makers and do-ers. We want to see you there!


Our goal is to make hardware education accessible, approachable, and affordable to you. Join us and our great mentors for a weekend of discovery and learning.

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• Innovativeness/Creativity
  Is it something new? Have you never seen an idea like this before? Does it strike you as being original? Does the project go beyond traditional rules, patterns, and/or definitions? Is the new idea meaningful?
• Technical Difficulty
  Does the project require skill to assemble (and is mostly assembled)? Does the project demonstrate a lot of thought? Were multiple devices/APIs meaningfully used as part of the project?
• Usability/Quality
  How close is the project to being usable/final project? Is the project usable for many (different) people? How complete is the project?
• Design
  How aesthetically pleasing is the project? Did thought go into project design? Does the project combine quality design with quantitative complexity?
• Impact/Viability
  Would this help improve quality of life? Is this something the participants are interested in pursuing further? Does the project consider a broader world view?