Open Source Buildathon: IoT, Hardware & XR/AR/VR

Open Source Buildathon: IoT, Hardware & XR/AR/VR Saturday, July 18 Hosted by PDX Hacks in collaboration with Buildly.io . Join us for a hands-on Open Source Buildathon designed for builders, beginners, hackers, hardware tinkerers, and creative technologists who want to turn an idea into a working project. This buildathon is focused on IoT, hardware, robotics, XR, AR, and VR projects. Whether you are building a connected device, a sensor-powered prototype, an immersive experience, a robotics tool, or an AI-powered hardware demo, this is a space to learn, build, and collaborate. Mentors will be available throughout the event to help teams with project direction, technical questions, architecture, debugging, and open source best practices. You do not need to be an expert to participate. To help teams move quickly, we recommend a beginner-friendly starter stack: GitHub for repos, issues, README files, and project tracking React + Vite for frontend apps Tailwind CSS for fast styling FastAPI for backend and AI APIs SQLite or Postgres for databases Docker for consistent local setup and…