Frontier
Interfaces
Hackathon
Build new human-computer interfaces with AR, biosignals, and spatial computing.
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March 18 · 12:00
Registration Starts
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April 1 · 12:00
Soft Start
Ideas, teammate matching, and early lab testing.
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April 17 · 23:59
Registration Deadline
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April 24 · 18:00
Forum Kickoff
Partner demos, founder advice, and team alignment.
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April 24-26
Main Hackathon
Build and iterate into a working demo.
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April 26 · 15:00
Final Showcase
Stage demo and judging.
Join Frontier Interfaces Hackathon to explore new ways to interact with machines and build better interfaces with brain waves, biosensing, or augmented reality. The event is open to engineers, designers, and business students, with an emphasis on creative technology combinations that can find a practical use case in the real world. The hackathon is organized by Thinkin' Rocks, which hosts an applied engineering lab at Startup Sauna. Challenges will be revealed at the soft start of the hackathon.
Dates: April 24-26th
Location: Startup Sauna, Garage
Rules
- Teams must have 3-5 people.
- You can register alone and find teammates at our space or at the beginning of the hackathon.
- You can use any hardware and compute power to prepare your demo.
- We strongly recommend experimenting with OpenBCI headsets, Emotibit, eye tracker, and motion trackers in our lab before the hackathon.
- Show meaningful progress during the hackathon for your selected track.
- If you use any pre-existing work (including open source libraries) that gives you an advantage, you must disclose it.
- Use biometric or physiological data responsibly and with consent.
Available Tools
Participants will have access to a variety of hardware interfaces and sensors at the lab, including:
XR-3 Headsets
Optical Waveguides
Eye Trackers
Gesture Trackers
EEG & EXG Kits
Biometric Sensors
Motion tracking
P1S 3D Printers
Pi 5 Boards