about this event
Miami's First-Ever Hardware Hackathon: Pi Host & Deploy 🚀 Join us for Miami Hardware Meetup's inaugural hardware hackathon! We're stripping away the hardware complexity and putting raw creation front and center. Every team gets the exact same kit; what you build on top of it is where the magic happens.
The Challenge: Build and launch a web app hosted entirely on a Raspberry Pi. No hours wasted fighting local server configs, wrangling SSL certificates, or debugging environment setups — Devin AI handles the heavy lifting on infrastructure so you can jump straight to building, deploying, and demoing your product.
The Hardware: 1x Raspberry Pi 4, pre-flashed SD card, power supply and high-speed local Wi-Fi. Equal hardware. Zero setup friction. Total creative freedom.
Agenda: 12:00 PM – 12:20 PM: Check-in and kit pickup. 12:20 PM – 12:40 PM: Kickoff. 12:40 PM – 1:10 PM: "Hello Pi" checkpoint. 1:10 PM – 3:40 PM: Build (2.5 hrs). 3:40 PM – 3:55 PM: Feature freeze and submission. 4:40 PM – 4:50 PM: Judge deliberation. 4:50 PM – 5:00 PM: Awards and teardown.
Sub-Themes & Inspiration: You can build anything, but if you need a spark, try one of these directions — Offline / Air-Gapped: turn your Pi into a local Wi-Fi hotspot running an off-grid bulletin board, local radio station, offline wiki, or mesh file drop. Edge Utilities: build network monitoring dashboards, local automation webhooks, or privacy-first self-hosted RSS/note tools. Multi-User Web Apps: create local browser multiplayer games, real-time collaborative whiteboards, or live polling systems. Local AI: push the edge with on-device voice transcription, offline summarizers, or lightweight local models.
Prizes & Sponsors: Main Sponsor — hardware provided in partnership with Hardware Meetup & Devin AI. Prizes: hardware kit giveaways, Micro Center gift cards, and open-box gear for top builds (Prizes TBA). Awards: Best Overall; Best in Track (only for tracks with 3+ teams); Best Use of Devin (sponsor prize); People's Choice (attendee vote; paper ballots as backup if the vote runs on a Pi-hosted polling app) — EXPO STYLE VIA APP.
Schedule & Logistics: Who should attend — software developers, hardware enthusiasts, designers, and builders of all skill levels. Space is strictly limited to 10 teams due to hardware constraints. Register early to secure your kit!
tracks
Offline / Air-Gapped
Turn your Pi into a local Wi-Fi hotspot running an off-grid bulletin board, local radio station, offline wiki, or mesh file drop.
Edge Utilities
Build network monitoring dashboards, local automation webhooks, or privacy-first self-hosted RSS/note tools.
Multi-User Web Apps
Create local browser multiplayer games, real-time collaborative whiteboards, or live polling systems.
Local AI
Push the edge with on-device voice transcription, offline summarizers, or lightweight local models.
when
Devin's Inferno - Hardware Hackathon
Check-in and kit pickup, kickoff, "Hello Pi" checkpoint, 2.5-hour build session, feature freeze and submission, judging, and awards with teardown.
◍ TBAtickets
| tickets | price | Fee | Status | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Registration | Free | No fee | Available | Free entry; space is strictly limited to 10 teams due to hardware constraints, so register early to secure a kit. |
prizes
| # | PRIZE | price |
|---|---|---|
| Best Overall | Award for the top overall build | TBA |
| Best in Track | Award for the best build in a track (only for tracks with 3+ teams) | TBA |
| Best Use of Devin | Sponsor prize for the best use of Devin AI | TBA |
| People's Choice | Attendee vote award; paper ballots as backup if the vote runs on a Pi-hosted polling app | TBA |