Gerron Burford@ShaggyBeats

OMNI-Q Weird Stuff Machine is a physical AI architecture for robot task execution under uncertainty. It combines camera perception, language understanding, a custom reasoning layer, and learned manipulation policies to convert a goal into a verified, recoverable execution plan. In this project, two SO-101 arms operate in a MuJoCo tabletop setting, using YOLO-based perception, OpenVINO acceleration, SmolVLA motion control, and deterministic contact skills to perform realistic table-setting tasks. The key idea is that intelligence is not a single model but a runtime composition of capabilities: perception, planning, motion, verification, and device routing. By separating the learned policy from the supervisory control layer, OMNI-Q can replan when constraints change, recover from faults, and provide evidence for every action taken in the environment.

🌎 Hybrid Hackathon | 💻 Online Build: 3–8 November 2026 | On-site Phase: 8 November 2026 📍 On-site Venue: Pierpont Place 163 W Pierpont Ave, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA ✨ Please note that travel and accommodation are not covered.

🌎 Hybrid Hackathon | 💻 Online Build: 12-17 October 2026 | On-site phase: 17-18 October 2026 To participate in the hackathon, simply click Sign up with AMD. If you are not already a member of the AMD AI Developer Program (ADP), you will need to create an account. The AMD Developer Hackathon: ACT III is a hands-on event for developers, founders, engineers and builders who want to push what’s possible with AI on real infrastructure. 📍 If approved for the on-site experience, you'll also have the opportunity to showcase your project live. Travel and accommodation will not be covered.

🌎 Online Hackathon | 💻 Online Build: Sept 26 - Oct 5, 2026 A virtual, global hackathon. Build from anywhere in the world. Dark Factory is the official hackathon of WeAreDevelopers World Congress North America, presented by BAND, but you don't need to be in San Jose to take part. For one week, you build a software factory in BAND Desktop: a band of coding agents that plans work, implements it and checks its own results. 🎟️ Bonus for sign-ups: you are eligible for a free ticket to WeAreDevelopers World Congress North America in San Jose (Sep 23–25). If you do go, stop by the BAND booth: a surprise is waiting for you.

🌎 Hybrid Hackathon | 💻 Online Build: September 10–16, 2026 | 📍 On-site: September 15–17, 2026 The official hackathon of AI Infra Summit — co-organized by Kisaco Research and lablab.ai. Build production-grade AI applications on the modern AI infrastructure stack, alongside 8,000+ attendees, researchers, founders, and infra leaders. 📍 On-site Venue (September 15–17): Santa Clara Convention Center 5001 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 📍 On-site participation is by invitation only. Travel and accommodation expenses will not be covered.