Stanford Robotics Center presents
HORIZONS
Drone Hacks
Applications for 2026 are closed
Nov 6 – 8, 2026
Stanford Robotics Center
AUTONOMOUS
FLIGHT.
Travel is funded for all participants. Spend a weekend at Stanford building autonomous drones from the ground up.
(subject to visa eligibility and reimbursement caps)
Over three days, teams will receive identical autonomous drone kits and compete to build the best software stack for GPS-denied flight. Participants will design, train, and test algorithms for perception, navigation, obstacle avoidance, and autonomous decision-making.
Mentorship
Teams will be supported by mentors from Google Wing, Skydio, and more.
Hardware
7" drone kits provided to each team: powered by Pixhawk 6C, Luxonis depth cameras, and NVIDIA Orin Nanos.
Who can apply
ELIGIBILITY
Priority admission is given to Stanford students.
Open to university students across North America. Travel is funded for every accepted participant (subject to visa eligibility and reimbursement caps).
If you're building something ambitious, we'll help you get here.
Supported by
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS
