Hackachusetts powered by Kiro - Building the industries that define MA

Join us for the Mass AI Coalition’s first statewide hackathon with Kiro. One day. Five cities. 500+ students.

On Saturday, October 24, Hackachusetts takes over Boston, Cambridge, Worcester, Amherst, and Lowell. From 8 AM to 8 PM, student builders across the Commonwealth will build, experiment, and ship around one theme: "Building the industries that define Massachusetts"

Participants will have access to Kiro credits and build within one of the following tracks: Healthtech/Biotech. Robotics. Energy. Education.

Instead of one campus or one discipline, we’re connecting builders across the state on the same day, on the same clock, exploring what Massachusetts can build next. Choose one of the 7 hubs: MIT’s The Engine, Harvard Ilabs, UMass Amherst, UMass Lowell, Northeastern, Boston College (BC), Boston University (BU).

Come with an idea, find a team, build something ambitious, and ship by the end of the day.

NOTE: You need an .edu email address to participate.

https://massaicoalition.com/hackachusetts/

✨ Schedule ✨

8:00 Doors open, breakfast + team formation

9:00 Challenges drop + hacking starts

12:30 Lunch

20:00 Hands off keyboards + submissions lock

20:00–23:00 Judging

23:00 Finalists announced

🏆 Sunday, Oct 25 — Finalist Brunch in Boston

8:00–11:00 Finalists travel to Boston

11:00 Finalists gather

12:00 Brunch + winners announced + prizes

14:00 Wrap up

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✨For newcomers✨ "How to Use Sundai Discord" (4mins video) https://youtu.be/qVl4QdROUIA Important - please install Discord on your phone, and on your mac / pc as an app. We cannot stress enough how essential this is.

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✨What is Kiro✨ AI-powered, agentic development environment (IDE) for building software https://kiro.dev/

✨What is MA AI coalition✨ A private-sector initiative to make Mass the global leader in AI https://massaicoalition.com/

✨What is Sundai✨ Sundai Club is the largest MIT / Harvard AI hacker group that meets every sunday to build a new AI app from scratch by the end of the day. Our Story:https://www.sundai.foundation/about

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Terms of Participation:

By joining this event you agree to take care & vigilance of the following:

leave the room as you found it. All whiteboards, chairs and tables must be cleaned and re-arranged as you found them. All trash must be in the bin.

do not let any strangers enter into any building behind you where sundai is taking place. if you see anyone you do not recognize who is suspicious, please let us know immediately.

use only the dedicated spaces to a sundai hack. if unsure - ask explicitly.

be respectful and considerate of others who may be in the building and are studying or working.

if unsure - always ask.

You agree to these rules by coming to the event. Please read full terms carefully here: https://tinyurl.com/sundaiterms