Himalaya Robotics Hack

🏔️ Himalaya Robotics Hack

August 29–30, 2026 · San Francisco

Over two days, teams will tackle the real engineering problems of extreme-conditions robotics: onboard inference that runs without a cloud connection, locomotion that holds on ice and mixed terrain, hardware that survives -20°C and 200 km/h winds, communications, and the overall robot intelligence stack.

This is not just a demo weekend. You'll be working with the actual tech built for real-world deployment, with the use case here being the Himalaya.

🏆 Prizes

• Winning team flown out for a Himalayan field expedition

• Robotic arms

• Cash prizes

• Credits

⚙️ What You're Building For

1. Onboard autonomy · inference on Jetson Thor, no cloud

2. Extreme-condition locomotion · footing on ice and mixed terrain

3. Hardware resilience · at altitude and in the death zone

4. Satellite communication · telemetry that never drops

👥 Who Should Come

Robotics engineers, ML researchers, embedded systems builders, hardware hackers. Anyone who wants their work to end up on a mountain.

Brought to you by Iterate & Robot Everest