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Tomorrow is the Hackathon founders have been waiting for:
5 hours to build, then present the demo to our team, judges, and investors. No pitch decks allowed.
Winners get $$$, and a pass to our campus to build.
Apply by 11:59PM tonight: luma.com/nighthack
they built a modular robotics platform that can transform into 5 different robots
a biped, quadruped, wheeled robot, or a 7dof robotic arm, all powered by the same actuators
this means researchers can train entirely different robotic capabilities for under $6k USD
Introducing Laika, by Lucen Robotics.
An open, modular robotics kit for anyone building physical AI. Biped, 7-DoF arm, dual arms, wheeled robot, quadruped — reusable, repairable, open.
For under $6k, one kit converts into 4 embodiments instead of buying 4 robots, 3 times cheaper than Unitree EDU. Arm-only kits start at $1,999.
We're fortunate to have early support from @fdotinc.
Pre-orders are open, limited to 100 units, shipping in December. lucenrobotics.com
This guy found every hardware founder’s dream on Facebook marketplace.
It’s now next to his desk.
Guess what it is and we’ll invite you to our hardware hackathon.
He indexed 2 billion people to build Google for humans.
Then made it so anyone can search:
Introducing Ploid.
I think the world's data should belong to everyone, so we indexed over 2 billion people globally.
Ploid turns the public web into one profile for every person and company on earth, and serves it to you and your agents for cents.
We're mapping the human economy, and we're live today. ploid.com
We gave robots eyes. Now we're giving them nerves.
Introducing the world's most sensitive robot, this is unreal:
Introducing Silica.
We make actuators 50x more sensitive at an affordable price, so that robots can feel the world around them.
When I was at Apple, I developed technology that helped humans live more creative and connected lives.
Now I make hardware for the training age, so that robots can begin to share that world with us.
We just opened pre-orders. Check out silicamachines.com to learn more.
We wrote $500k in checks from our last hackathon.
robots, models, holograms, everything.
so we're running it back this Friday:
RSVP: luma.com/nighthack
You'll have 5 hours to build anything you want in software or hardware.
Thanks @firecrawl @boltdotnew @mercury @convex @photonhq @AnthropicAI @heypcbai for cash prizes, credits + builder support.
The most impressive part of a robotics demo is being able to buy the robot right after.
Our @DeftRobo robots have helped build ~20,000 Tesla Model 3/Ys.
Bought one recently? Our robots likely handled its parts.
Production-deployed at a Tier 1, on robot foundation models + our deployment infra:
- 700 parts/day
- 24 hrs/day
- 100% uptime
Next: triple-digit robots
The year's best hackathon is here.
We took everything wrong with hackathons and fixed it.
No slides. No pitch decks. No weeks of prep.
5 hours to build something real.
Winners get a guest pass to our campus, home to 200+ founders building the future. plus cash to stay in SF :)
Apply: luma.com/nighthack
This is the best place to build hardware 🌎
Robotic arms, actuators, flying cars, autonomous CNCs, and more...
Last Friday, we invited investors onto our campus to see what these 30 new teams have been building.
DM us if you want an invite to the next one.
Hardware is becoming a team sport.
@IsaacSin12 and @Ryan_Resolution built a $999 robot arm.
@Jonnysdoes built a device that understands objects and projects onto them.
Now imagine 100 hardware founders under one roof:
Hardware founders want one thing:
other hardware founders.
We have a campus full of them.
Join our next lecture tomorrow with the co-founder of @physical_int, prioritizing hardware builders: luma.com/fdotinc-pi
Hardware founders: save this masterclass.
@jimbelosic, founder of @sendcutsend gave a talk on building a hardware startup in 2026.
he's at $200M+ revenue run rate, and told 3 lessons...
Build -
41:04 Buy what already exists.
42:32 Show a working prototype.
44:29 Test with customers early.
Sell -
18:20 Take other shops’ overflow.
48:36 Give samples. Get feedback.
50:31 Measure who orders again.
Scale -
14:04 $700K machine. $40K down.
53:09 Negotiate payment terms.
59:03 Automate repetitive work first.
We host talks like these weekly, let us know if you'd like an invite to our next one this Thursday with @QuanVng! luma.com/fdotinc-pi
Hardware founders: save this masterclass.
@jimbelosic, founder of @sendcutsend gave a talk on building a hardware startup in 2026.
he's at $200M+ revenue run rate, and told 3 lessons...
Build -
41:04 Buy what already exists.
42:32 Show a working prototype.
44:29 Test with customers early.
Sell -
18:20 Take other shops’ overflow.
48:36 Give samples. Get feedback.
50:31 Measure who orders again.
Scale -
14:04 $700K machine. $40K down.
53:09 Negotiate payment terms.
59:03 Automate repetitive work first.
We host talks like these weekly, let us know if you'd like an invite to our next one this Thursday with @QuanVng! luma.com/fdotinc-pi
The world needs more hardware builders.
I will find and fund you.
This Thursday, @QuanVng, cofounder of @physical_int is coming to our campus.
Come hear him talk, ask questions, and explore the wild hardware projects being built here.
Post a picture of your hardware for an invite.
