About This Hackathon

Registration is OPEN! This virtual Zoo Design Studio Makeathon is your chance to show what happens when strong design instincts meet next-gen CAD software. Any industry, any problem, any idea worth building. If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to turn a CAD idea into something real, this is it.

Contest Rules, Registration, and additional details here: https://zoo.dev/makeathon

Zoo Design Studio is next-gen CAD software built for modern design workflows, giving you multiple ways to create.

🛠️ You can design with:
- Traditional sketch-based tools
- Programmatically with our design language KCL
- AI through Zookeeper to explore and generate ideas faster

🏆 Compete virtually for a shot at winning:
- Bambu Lab 3D printers
- Zookeeper reasoning time in Zoo Design Studio
- Feature in the hardware.fyi newsletter

It’s free to sign up, and all Makeathon participants will get unlimited Zookeeper reasoning time for the full duration of the event.

  Event Dates
April 28, 2026
to May 5, 2026
  Location

Online

  Organizer

Zoo Corporation

  Prizes

1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Best in Show prizes include Bambu Lab 3D printers, Zookeeper reasoning time, a Hardware.fyi feature, and more: https://zoo.dev/makeathon

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