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VoltHacks

Remote

Dialogate

Fresh
Devpost

Deadline

Sep 5, 2026

58 days left

Prizes

$2.9K in prizes

636 registered

View on Devpost

Prize breakdown

  • Grand Prize

    $100 USD cash prize $300 USD in Featherless.ai credits CodeCrafters VIP Membership (2 Years) — $720 value per team member

    $1,120

  • XYZ Domain Awards & Dialogate Lifetime Subscriptions

    The top 15 submissions will be given a free .xyz domain for a year, no costs for a year. (≈15$ value each) The top 15 submissions will also be given a free lifetime subscription to Dialogate ($60 value each)

    $7515 winners

  • Additional Prizes Coming Soon

    More prizes are currently being gathered by the VoltHacks team through sponsor partnerships and community support. Additional awards may be announced throughout the event as new sponsors join VoltHacks 2026.

    Non-cash

  • Second Place

    CodeCrafters VIP Membership (1 Year) — $360 value per team member Dialogate Lifetime Subscription — $60 value per team member

    $420

  • Third Place

    CodeCrafters VIP Membership (6 Months) — $180 value per team member Dialogate Lifetime Subscription — $60 value per team member

    $240

Timeline

  1. Submissions openMay 22, 2026
  2. Submission deadlineSep 5, 2026

About

About the Challenge

VoltHacks 2026 is a hackathon focused on building real world solutions using hardware, IoT, and AI. Participants are encouraged to go beyond traditional software projects and create systems that interact with the physical world through sensors, embedded systems, automation, and intelligent devices.

Whether you're interested in robotics, smart devices, sustainability, healthcare technology, or open innovation, VoltHacks is designed to push creativity and engineering skills toward solving meaningful problems.

Tracks could include:

  • Robotics & Embedded Systems
  • AI + Hardware Integration
  • Smart Health Technology
  • Sustainability & Smart Cities
  • Open Innovation
  • Anything Engineering based with Impact

Participants will present their projects to a panel of judges, with awards recognizing innovation, technical complexity, and real world impact.

Get Started

  1. Register individually or with a team
  2. Brainstorm a project idea related to the challenge themes
  3. Build your project during the hackathon period
  4. Submit your final project on Devpost before the deadline

All skill levels are welcome. Whether you're experienced with hardware or just getting started, VoltHacks is meant to be a place to learn, collaborate, and build something meaningful.

Requirements

What to Build

Build a project related to one or more of the VoltHacks themes, such as:

  • IoT systems
  • Robotics and automation
  • AI-powered tools
  • Embedded systems
  • Smart devices
  • Sustainability or health technology solutions

Projects can be hardware-based, software-based, or a combination of both.

What to Submit

Each submission should include:

  • Project name and short description
  • Explanation of the problem your project solves
  • Photos, screenshots, or prototype images
  • Source code or GitHub repository (if applicable)
  • List of technologies/components used

Teams should clearly explain how their project works and what makes it innovative.

Submissions open
May 22, 2026
Deadline
Sep 5, 2026
First seen
Jul 8, 2026
Last seen
Jul 9, 2026