Anne Jan Brouwer (Ranzbak)
Owns the MIT-licensed bornhack2026-hardware and Apache-2.0 bornhack-firmware-2026 Codeberg repositories and is listed as a BornHack 2026 Badge Team co-lead (AnneJan) on the official BornHack teams page.
SourceBornHack 2026 · Denmark · 2026
BornHack 2026 Badge
Pre-event Cyber Ægg LoRa mesh badge
A future BornHack badge entry now documented by Badge.Team as Cyber Ægg: an egg-shaped low-power nRF52840/SX1262 LoRa mesh badge with tri-colour e-paper, NFC, QWIIC, USB-C, BornPets, and public Codeberg hardware/firmware links.
EventBornHack 2026
SeriesBornHack
LocationFunen
CountryDenmark
Image Provenance
- Asset
- optimized WebP from repository render
- Status
- licensed official render
- Source
- imgs/badge-front.png
- License
- MIT License
- Attribution
- Badge.Team / Ranzbak bornhack2026-hardware repository contributors
- Notes
- Official 700x761 Cyber Ægg front render downloaded from the MIT-licensed `imgs/badge-front.png` in the public Ranzbak/bornhack2026-hardware Codeberg repository and preserved locally as `Public/images/source/bornhack-2026-codeberg-badge-front-mit.png`. The same front render is also published under CC BY 4.0 in the badge.team website repository. This is a pre-event prototype render of a still-beta design, not a shipped-product photograph; the record keeps the prototype status explicit and does not treat the render as a final production packshot. The published badge.gallery delivery file is an optimized WebP generated from the rights-cleared local derivative/source with metadata stripped, WebP quality 82, and a maximum side cap of 1600 pixels when the source is larger; upstream source URL, license, and attribution remain unchanged.
People
Authors & Credits
Procolix
Badge.Team says Procolix sponsored the SX1262 LoRa radio chips for the badge.
SourceThomas Flummer
Badge.Team lists Thomas Flummer as the BornHack 2026 badge collaborator.
SourceMollerup Automation ApS
Badge.Team names Mollerup Automation ApS in the Cyber Ægg hardware sponsor list.
SourcedeFEEST
Badge.Team names deFEEST in the Cyber Ægg hardware sponsor list.
SourceNordic Semiconductor
Badge.Team says Nordic Semiconductor sponsored the nRF52840 microcontroller with Bluetooth Low Energy and NFC.
SourceALLNET China
Badge.Team names ALLNET China as the production partner handling component sourcing and production oversight.
SourceWhy It Mattered
It shows the 2026 badge graduating from a sponsor stub into a detailed pre-event technical dossier while still avoiding shipped-hardware claims until BornHack 2026 actually runs.
Hardware
Nordic nRF52840 BLE/NFC hardware, an SX1262 LoRa radio, MeshCore positioning, a 1.54-inch 152x152 black/red/white e-paper display with SSD1675/SSD1675B controller support, QWIIC, USB-C, Li-ion power, 5-way joystick plus Execute/Cancel buttons, RGB LED, piezo buzzer, NFC tag coil, and open KiCad hardware links are documented by Badge.Team, with prototype/beta caveats still attached before the event.
Software & Apps
Rust/Embassy firmware, MeshCore companion-app behavior, drag-and-drop USB file transfer, BornPets virtual-pet and mini-game behavior, and NFC station taps/location-game hooks are linked in public docs, but post-event firmware behavior and errata are still pending.
Lore
BornHack 2026 is scheduled for July 15-22, 2026 on Funen, and the official teams page says the Badge Team designs and produces the badge. The Cyber Ægg docs frame the badge around week-long battery life, LoRa mesh contact exchange, and Tamagotchi-inspired play.
Lifecycle
Add-ons & Upgrades
badge communications
pre-event source-backed
Cyber Ægg radio and NFC stack
The current docs combine nRF52840 BLE/NFC hardware, an SX1262 LoRa radio, MeshCore contact-exchange framing, and NFC tag station taps before attendee field reports exist.
Source
badge game software
pre-event source-backed
BornPets and mini-games
Badge.Team describes a BornPets virtual pet inspired by Tamagotchi and a mini-game screen as planned badge software for the 2026 camp.
Source
badge interface
pre-event source-backed
Tri-colour e-paper and input shell
The hardware page documents a 1.54-inch 152x152 black/red/white e-paper display, 5-way joystick, Execute/Cancel buttons, RGB LED, piezo buzzer, USB-C, Li-ion power, and QWIIC expansion.
Source
source archive
linked pre-event
Open hardware and Rust firmware repositories
The main Badge.Team page links Codeberg homes for Cyber Ægg hardware and firmware, with the hardware docs identifying KiCad files and the software summary pointing at Rust/Embassy firmware work.
SourceOperational history
Issues & Camp Impact
image provenance upgrade
note
The BornHack 2026 visual now uses an optimized WebP derived from the official `imgs/badge-front.png` Cyber Ægg front render in the MIT-licensed Ranzbak/bornhack2026-hardware Codeberg repository.
The public badge page, image archive, and API point at a licensed upstream repository render with source URL, MIT license basis, attribution, and processing notes while avoiding generated, placeholder, social, or uncleared imagery. The render is a pre-event prototype illustration, not a shipped-product photograph, and the record keeps that distinction explicit.
- Confidence
- repository render and MIT license
- Status
- licensed official render applied
- Timeframe
- current catalogue build
- Source note
- Ranzbak/bornhack2026-hardware Codeberg repository imgs/badge-front.png, MIT LICENSE, and badge.gallery image policy.
pre-event coverage
note
BornHack 2026 starts on July 15, 2026, so the current Badge.Team docs are pre-event even though they now document Cyber Ægg hardware, software concepts, source links, and sponsors in detail.
The entry can describe planned public specs, but must be revisited after the badge ships and attendees document field behavior, production errata, app maturity, and distribution outcomes.
- Confidence
- primary docs
- Status
- detailed pre-event record
- Timeframe
- before BornHack 2026
- Source note
- BornHack 2026 event page, teams page, and Badge.Team Cyber Ægg docs rechecked on July 7, 2026.
Resources
BornHack 2026 docs
official docs · Current Badge.Team Cyber Ægg entry with event framing, low-power LoRa badge goals, hardware summary, BornPets description, source links, and sponsor credits.
BornHack 2026 event page
official event page · Official BornHack page for the July 15-22, 2026 Funen event context.
BornHack 2026 teams page
official team page · Official teams page identifying the Badge Team as responsible for designing and producing the badge.
Cyber Ægg firmware repository
firmware repository · Codeberg repository linked by Badge.Team as the open-source firmware home for the badge.
Cyber Ægg front render
image source · Official `imgs/badge-front.png` Cyber Ægg front render from the MIT-licensed Ranzbak/bornhack2026-hardware Codeberg repository; used as the rights-cleared upstream render for the local optimized WebP delivery asset.
Cyber Ægg games docs
software docs · Badge.Team games page documenting the BornPets virtual pet and mini-game surface.
Cyber Ægg hardware docs
hardware specs · Badge.Team hardware page for the nRF52840, e-paper display, SX1262 LoRa, BLE, NFC, QWIIC, input, audio, RGB LED, USB-C, battery, KiCad, and prototype/beta notes.
Cyber Ægg hardware repository
hardware repository · Codeberg repository linked by Badge.Team as the open-source hardware home for the badge.
Sources
Badge.Team: BornHack 2026
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary current source for the Cyber Ægg name, low-power LoRa badge concept, BornPets framing, open-source repository links, sponsor list, and pre-event status.
Badge.Team: Hardware
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary source for Cyber Ægg hardware specifications, prototype/beta caveat, and MeshCore/NFC/QWIIC/power/display details.
Badge.Team: Games
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary source for the BornPets virtual pet and mini-game software surface.
BornHack: BornHack 2026
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official event source for the July 15-22, 2026 dates and Funen venue context.
BornHack: BornHack 2026 Teams
Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Official team-list source naming the Badge Team role for designing and producing the badge.