Rockwell Automation + NVIDIA Hackathon

A four-week physical AI hackathon with Rockwell Automation, NVIDIA, MSOE and UWM's Connected Systems Institute. Teams pick one of three challenges from a real factory testbed (vial inspection, fluid mixing, or robotic grasping and sorting) and build a working solution with Rockwell and NVIDIA mentors.

Kickoff: Thu Oct 8, 4:00–6:00 PM at Rockwell Automation HQ (transportation from both campuses). Team plan due: Wed Oct 14, 11:59 PM CT. Final submission due: Sun Nov 1, 11:59 PM CT. Finals: Thu Nov 5, 5:00–8:00 PM at MSOE Diercks Hall.

Datasets, guides, judging and prizes: https://msoe-maic.com/library?nav=Competitions&article=Rockwell-NVIDIA-Fall-2026