about this event
Welcome to Action Space, Boston's first anti-drone swarm defense hackathon (Oct 24–25, 2026). Hands-on, high-stakes, with hardware that actually flies.
The core challenge is counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS): protect a high-value mock commercial target by detecting, tracking, and defeating an incoming hostile drone swarm. You aren't locked into pure drone-on-drone dogfights — if you want to, build a defender swarm, deploy tag-along interceptors with nets, or mix physical catch with policy loops. Whatever holds the airspace.
Day one is strictly simulation in Isaac Lab using PPO and multi-agent reinforcement learning and building. Day two, teams get live windows to run their software on a fleet of Tello drones and against them. Seats are limited by hardware access, food is provided, and more than $1,000 in prizes are up for grabs.
Apply and register directly on the Action Space Luma Page or check the main Action Space Website for details.
when
Day 1 — Simulation (Isaac Lab)
Simulation day in Isaac Lab using PPO and multi-agent reinforcement learning and building.
◍ Action Space, 3 Cambridge Center, 315 Main St, Cambridge, MADay 2 — Live Drone Runs
Teams get live windows to run their software on a fleet of Tello drones and against them.
◍ Action Space, 3 Cambridge Center, 315 Main St, Cambridge, MA