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title: Join the AMD Open Robotics Hackathon
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Looking to show off your robotics aptitude? The AMD Open Robotics Hackathon hosted by AMD, Hugging Face, and Data Monsters is the place to do it. Whether you’re a student, hobbyist, startup founder, or seasoned engineer, this event brings together makers, coders, and roboticists for a fast-paced, hands-on competition that turns bold ideas into functioning demos.

The first of two in-person hackathons will take place from December 5-7, 2025 in Tokyo Japan. Our next stop will be in Paris France from December 12-14, 2025.

**Preparing for the Hackathon:**\
 Form a team of up to four roboticists (ages 18+) to take on two missions over the course of 3 days.

Mission 1 — An instructor-led exploration and preparation session. Learn how to set up the LeRobot development environment using AMD AI solutions\
 Mission 2 — Build your own creative solution to a real-world problem. Your team has two days to develop an innovative freestyle project using [LeRobot](https://huggingface.co/lerobot)

**Recommended technical proficiency:**\
 • Strong Linux development skills and experience with Python and related tooling and containerization\
 • Machine learning skills, familiarity with PyTorch, and hands-on experience with model training and inference\
 • Bonus if your team has experience with ROCm, LeRobot, and embedded development.

Hardware will be provided to contestants in the form of SO-101 robotics kits, AMD Ryzen™ AI processor equipped laptops, and access to AMD Instinct™ MI300X GPUs on the AMD Developer Cloud. User guides and related information will be provided at the start of the contest.

Prizes will be awarded to the top 7 teams in each city, with the first-place team receiving $10,000! To qualify, teams must complete both Missions, with judges assessing the creativity, difficulty, ease-of-use, and practicality of Mission 2 projects on a 100-point scale.

If you care about robotics and edge AI and want to see how your ideas behave in the wild, the AMD Open Robotics Hackathon is a can’t-miss opportunity.

**[Register Now](https://amdroboticshackathon.datamonsters.com/?utm_source=hf&utm_medium=refferal&utm_campaign=robotics-contest&utm_id=robotics+contest&utm_term=blog)**

Tokyo T&Cs: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Sponsor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Contest is open to participants 18 years or older. Contest registration begins on 11/12/2025 at 12:00PM JST and ends on 12/4/2025 at 10:00PM JST. The Contest concludes on 12/7/2025 at 8:00PM JST. To enter and for Official Rules and Terms, including prize descriptions and judging criteria, see [https://amdroboticshackathon.datamonsters.com/](https://amdroboticshackathon.datamonsters.com/). Void where prohibited.

Paris T&Cs: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Sponsor: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Contest is open to participants 18 years or older. Contest registration begins on 11/12/2025 at 12:00PM CET and ends on 12/11/2025 at 10:00PM CET. The Contest concludes on 12/14/2025 at 8:00PM CET. To enter and for Official Rules and Terms, including prize descriptions and judging criteria, see [https://amdroboticshackathon.datamonsters.com/](https://amdroboticshackathon.datamonsters.com/). Void where prohibited.