Robotics & Physical AI: robo.innovate Hackathon 2026 | Apply now

👉 To join, please apply via the official application form (takes 3-4 min): https://airtable.com/appWMrgWRrtZK41O6/pag1WcKzqpJ2YImxX/form
Participants are selected by robo.innovate - RSVPing here does not register you.

Participation is free, with prizes worth €10,000+.

We're teaming up with TUM robo.innovate and TUM Venture Labs to invite you to their 5th robotics and physical AI Hackathon - six days of building with real industry challenges and hardware from Universal Robots, NEURA Robotics and more. All details: https://roboinnovate.mirmi.tum.de/hackathon/hackathon-2026/

Who is it for?
Hands-on robotics and AI builders - e.g. with experience in ROS / ROS 2, Python/C++, robot control, VLA/VLM models, computer vision, manipulation, SLAM/navigation or mechanical prototyping. Technical founders and entrepreneurial profiles who complement engineering-heavy teams are also welcome. You don't need to cover everything - teams are built to complement each other.

📅 Date: Oct 23 to 28
📍 Location: Munich Urban Colab, Freddie-Mercury-Straße 5, 80797 Munich
⏰ Time: Whole day (exact schedule will be shared with selected participants)

Looking forward to seeing you build!