EP. 01 — San Francisco

MAKERMODS ×
WORLD
INTELLIGENCE

📍 Founders Inc, Fort Mason Campus

🕒 May 9–10, 2026 · Saturday 10AM – Sunday 6PM

Build real robots that learn. In one weekend.

300 hackers. Open-source hardware. AI models. Two days to build something that moves, learns, and demos on stage.

● 300 hackers ● Open-source hardware ● XLeRobot kits ● Take hardware home ● No experience required ● Meals provided ● Overnight venue access ● 300 hackers ● Open-source hardware ● XLeRobot kits ● Take hardware home ● No experience required ● Meals provided ● Overnight venue access

About the Event

Code it.
Build it.
Demo it.

We're bringing the open-source robotics and physical AI community together for a hands-on build sprint — powered by XLeRobot kits, Hugging Face LeRobot, and modular hardware you can actually take home.

No prior robotics experience required. If you can code, you can build.

This is the San Francisco edition of our global hackathon series, following the sold-out Shenzhen event on March 28–29.

Organizers

MakerMods

Builds modular robotics hardware and software for the physical AI community.

World Intelligence

Focuses on data infrastructure for physical AI.

What You'll Build With

The Stack

XLeRobot Affordable dual-arm robot kits for AI training

ModBlocks Modular USB-C robotics components

LeRobot (Hugging Face) Open-source framework for robot learning

MakerMods App Teleoperation and VLA debugging

OpenClaw Agent skills for direct hardware control

All hardware provided on-site. Bring your laptop and ideas.

Schedule

The Arc

Day 1 — Build SAT MAY 9

10:00 AM Doors open, check-in & team formation

11:00 AM Kickoff + hardware walkthroughs

12:00 PM Hacking begins

OVERNIGHT Venue stays open. Overnight hacking encouraged.

Day 2 — Ship SUN MAY 10

ALL DAY Hacking continues

2:00 PM Demo submissions close

3:00 PM Demos and judging

5:00 PM Awards and closing

Prizes & Sponsors

What's
at stake.

Top 3 teams demo on stage and win:

1st Place Mac Mini M4

2nd Place NVIDIA Jetson Nano

3rd Place SO-101 Robot Arm Kit

More prizes to be announced soon. Want to sponsor a prize? contact@makermods.ai

How we
pick winners.

Technical Creativity Novel use of the hardware and AI stack

Real-world Applicability Does it solve a real problem?

Demo Quality Does it work on stage?

FAQ

Questions.

Ready to
build?

San Francisco · May 9–10, 2026 · Founders Inc, Fort Mason

Free to attend. Space is limited.

MAKERMODS × WORLD INTELLIGENCE

Code it.Build it.Demo it.