Worn: Smart Glasses Hackathon
Fri, 20 Nov 2026, 17:00
New York, United States
Registration on luma.com
Originally organized by localhost:nyc. 📋 Event Description Two days, one overnight build, and real smart glasses on your face. Join us at Cornell Tech with MicroLumin, the Shenzhen team behind the CES 2026 award-winning M6 display glasses, and build the first wave of apps for waveguide display glasses. This is a hands-on hardware hackathon for engineers and builders who would rather ship on real devices than talk about the future of spatial computing. Problem Statement Smart glasses are finally light enough to wear all day. What's missing is software that feels natural to use. Your challenge is to build anthropocentric interfaces: apps that start from how people see, move, talk and pay attention, not from how phones work. These should be things you'd actually keep on your face. The Challenge Theme Heads-up assistants that show the right info at the right moment Live captioning, translation and conversation memory Navigation and wayfinding without looking down at a phone Accessibility for low-vision, hard-of-hearing and neurodivergent users Hands-free workflows for field techs, clinicians, chefs and mechanics New input patterns: voice, ring, head motion and glanceable UI Making the glasses useful with AI on what the camera sees What to Expect MicroLumin AR glasses handed out to teams for the build SDK access and docs shared before the event so you can start early A workshop from Dr. Zhaoen Dai, MicroLumin's founder and CEO, on AR and where the AI industry is heading An overnight build from Friday evening into Saturday Teams of up to 4, or match with teammates at kickoff Food, caffeine and other builders who care about hardware Live demos on the device, worn by your team, in front of the judges Schedule Friday, Nov 20 5:30 PM: Doors open, check-in, dinner 6:15 PM: Welcome and kickoff with the organizers, Cornell Tech and MicroLumin 6:35 PM: Challenge brief and a walkthrough of the MicroLumin SDK 7:00 PM: Team formation: 30-second idea pitches, then a mixer to find teammates 7:45 PM: Teams locked, hardware handed out, devices set up 8:00 PM: Hacking begins 9:00 PM: SDK help desk and mentor office hours open 11:30 PM: Late-night snacks Overnight 12:00 AM to 8:00 AM: Overnight build, with a quiet rest area for anyone who needs a nap All night: A MicroLumin engineer is online for live SDK support (it's afternoon in Shenzhen) Saturday, Nov 21 … Venue: New York, NY, New York, US. Registration is handled by the original organizer. Original event and organizer: https://luma.com/smart-glass-hack-nyc