COMMUNITY — HUMANOID HACKATHON
Humanoid HackThe humanoid hackathon series
A humanoid hackathon series. Developers from Japan and around the world build real applications on real humanoid robots — one room, one weekend.
Hosted by Orboh, Humanoid Hack Tokyo brings engineers, students, and researchers together to prototype VLA, teleoperation, and motion-control apps on real Unitree G1 humanoids. Free to join, powered entirely by the organizers.
ABOUT
What is a humanoid hackathon?
A humanoid hackathon is an event where teams build a working application on a real humanoid robot within a fixed time window. What separates it from an ordinary software hackathon is the requirement to finish on hardware: a result that only runs in simulation does not count.
At Humanoid Hack each team is allocated a Unitree G1 and builds over a single weekend. The approach is up to the team — teleoperation, VLA (Vision-Language-Action) policies, motion control, or any combination. Judging asks more than whether the robot moved: teams have to argue why this particular job belongs to a humanoid at all.
A humanoid costs millions of yen per unit, so it is not hardware an individual developer can experiment on. Orboh runs this series as a forward deployed engineering company: the point is to open up hands-on time with real humanoids to the developers who would otherwise never get near one. Entry is free.
UPCOMING — SERIES CALENDAR
Every edition, one calendar
Humanoid Hack runs across cities. Subscribe on Luma to hear when a new edition opens registration.
Scheduled editions
- See the series calendar
Humanoid Hack Tokyo 3
October 31 – November 3, 2026 / GMO Humanoid Lab, Shibuya, Tokyo
Free · 8 teams / 40 hackers · Unitree G1 × 4
- View event page
Humanoid Hack Singapore
October 31 – November 1, 2026 / Singapore
Free · first edition outside Japan
- View event page
Humanoid Hack Logistics
December 5 – 6, 2026 / GMO Humanoid Lab, Shibuya, Tokyo
Free · themed on problems from logistics sites
Humanoid Hack Tokyo
The first humanoid-focused hackathon in Tokyo, held during Humanoid Summit week to put Tokyo on the global humanoid map.
- Dates
- May 30–31, 2026
- Venue
- GMO Humanoid Lab, Shibuya
- Robots
- Unitree G1 × 2
- Format
- 1.5-day / 26h hackathon
- Pre-registration
- 100+
- Teams
- 4 teams · 16+ hackers
- Prize pool
- ¥150,000
- Entry
- Free
- Host
- Orboh, Inc.
- 01100+ pre-registrations, roughly one-third international engineers
- 02Timed with Humanoid Summit week for global reach
- 03Live demos in VLA, teleoperation and motion control
PartnersGMO AIR (venue & robots) · Strike Robot (co-host, simulation)
Humanoid Hack Tokyo 2
The second edition scaled up — more robots, more teams, and a growing developer community feeding into FleetSeek.
- Dates
- July 11–12, 2026
- Venue
- GMO Humanoid Lab, Shibuya
- Robots
- Unitree G1 × 3
- Teams
- 6 teams · 24 hackers
- Pre-registration
- 236
- Entry
- Free
- Host
- Orboh-Japan · RobotMateHub
- 01236 pre-registrations for a 6-team, 24-hacker lineup
- 02"Rescue G1" (disaster-response support) wins first place, "Snow Guard" (snow-removal support) takes second
- 034 of 6 teams tackled elder-care and aging-society challenges
PartnersIn cooperation with GMO AIR · Unitree Robotics
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- What is a humanoid hackathon?
- An event where teams build an application on a real humanoid robot over a fixed period — two days at Humanoid Hack — and demo the result. Every team works on physical hardware, not simulation alone.
- Is there an entry fee?
- No. Entry is free. The organizers provide the venue, the robots and meals during the event.
- Do participants get hands-on time with a real humanoid?
- Yes. Vol.01 ran on two Unitree G1 units and Vol.02 on three, with every team developing on hardware. Units are shared between two teams on a time-slot schedule.
- Can students or people new to robotics take part?
- Yes. Past participants have been engineers, students and researchers. Applications are made as a team and selected teams are invited to the event.
- What language is the event run in?
- Japanese and English. Roughly one-third of registrants for the first edition were engineers based outside Japan.
- Where is it held?
- Humanoid Hack Tokyo has been held at GMO Humanoid Lab in Shibuya, Tokyo. Further editions in other cities are planned.
- When is the next edition?
- Upcoming editions are listed on the series calendar on this page. Registration openings are announced on Luma and in the Discord community.
- Can a company sponsor or co-host an edition?
- Yes. Sponsorship, co-hosting, providing a venue or robots, and bringing a real-world problem as a challenge theme are all possible. Get in touch through the contact form.
