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AI + IoT

Not as Hard as You Think

HackStrom is an AI + IoT Hackathon based on Tuyaopen. All teams will be gifted with Tuya dev boards and work on creative ideas.

Jan 9th 2026
Mountain View, CA

Timeline

Dec 2025

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Open to registration

Jan 7th

7 - 9 PM

Online Workshop 1

Jan 8th

7 - 9 PM

Online Workshop 2

Jan 9th

6 - 7 PM

Onsite: Team Meet Up and Formation

Jan 9th

7 - 9 PM

Onsite Workshop: Dev Env Setup and Tech Support

Jan 10th

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Dev Day

Jan 11th

3PM

Submission Deadline

Jan 11th

3 - 4:30 PM

Photo Booth Show

Jan 11th

4:30 - 6:30 PM

Demo Pitch

Jan 11th

6:30 - 9 PM

Awards Ceremony & Social

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Prizes & Awards

Each Approved Attendee

A Tuya T5 E1 Dev Board with AMOLED, Wifi and Bluetooth

1st Prize

$5000 in cash

2nd Prize

$3000 in cash

3rd Prize

$2000 in cash

VC's Choice

TBD

Visitors' Choice

TBD

Why join?

Tired of repetitive software-only hackathons?

Step into a bigger world where AI meets the physical universe.

Build devices that sense, speak, react, and delight on AI + IoT.

Join a community where makers meet dreamers, and ideas become reality in 48 hours.

Who join?

Developers who want to go beyond the screen and build real-world AI products;

Makers, hardware tinkerers & IoT enthusiasts who love turning imagination into motion;

Entrepreneurs & startup dreamers who want their ideas to come alive through voice, vision, touch, or sensor interactions;

Anyone excited to explore the next frontier: AI that lives in everyday objects.

What to build?

AI Pet Badge;
AI Voice Clock that speaks, reacts, or coaches you;
Astrology or Personality Widget that displays your mood or vibe
AI Companions & Expressive Devices with emotion, animation, or speech
Smart Mirror / Smart Display with personalized intelligence

Wearables, emotive gadgets, AI toys, ambient devices…
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Sponsorship & Support

HackStorm

team@HackStorm.ai

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