2016 Schedule

Interactive: March 11–15  •  Film: March 11–19  •  Music: March 15–20

The Hackaday Prize : Technology and Social Change

Sunday, March 13
5:00PM - 6:00PM

Palmer Events Center
SX Create Stage
900 Barton Springs Rd

Hackaday launched The Hackaday Prize in 2014 to help people learn and share projects that they create. The motivation? Share something amazing and win a Trip to Space.
Fast forward only two short years and there are thousands that have built things like wheelchairs powered by eye tracking, robotic limbs for amputees and independent communication stations.
This inspiring session talks about who won and what they did to move the world forward.

Hashtags: #sxsw #HackadayPrize

Presenters

Charles Fracchia

CEO

Bio Bright

Peter Dokter

Dir of Engineering

SparkFun Electronics

Pete Dokter is the SparkFun Director of Engineering and is the host of the "According to Pete" video series. He got his start as an electronics enthusiast by taking things apart and, in his words, ...

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Sophi Kravitz at SXSW

Sophi Kravitz

Mktg

Hackaday





Details

Access
Music Badge, Film Badge, Interactive Badge, Gold Badge, Platinum Badge, Music Festival Wristband, Film Festival Wristband, Artist Wristband, Guest Pass
Event Type
Sessions
Track
SX Create
Level
Beginner
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