40 On-Device Gemma Projects Built in One Day at $60K Hardware Hackathon
agihouse_org · x · 2026-10-29
AGI House hosted the Google Gemma Hardware Hackathon with Google DeepMind, the builder finale of Open Source AI Week: hundreds of developers built 40 projects running Gemma 100% on-device in one day, with $60K in cash prizes.
Highlights:
- Best in Show: Travis — offline navigation that retraces your path with AR, demoed live in airplane mode
- Physical AI & Robotics: EdgeHand, a robotic scrub nurse anticipating the next surgical instrument
- Qualcomm award: Gremma, a "Gemma for grandparents" memory assistant
- LiteRT awards: offline survival guide, head-controlled phone/music (DJemma), kids' education agent
- NVIDIA Robotics choice: robots with redundant inference, winning 3× Jetson Thor
A showcase of Gemma's edge feasibility across phones, Raspberry Pi, Coral, and Jetson.
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