Compete for
$15,000 in awards across the Horizons DroneHacks 2026 weekend
Every team is scored 65% on its run through the course (obstacles, walls, hoops, mapping and localization) and 35% on a five-to-seven-minute technical pitch to the judges.
$7,000
The top overall prize, for the team with the highest combined score across the course and the technical pitch.
$3,000
The second-highest combined score.
$2,000
The third-highest combined score.
$2,000
For the most impressive technical approach, judged on the pitch alone: the autonomy stack, its novelty, and the engineering behind it.
$1,000
For the single fastest run through the course.