BornHack 2026 · Denmark · 2026

BornHack 2026 Badge

Cyber Ægg LoRa mesh badge

BornHack 2026 is documented by Badge.Team as the Cyber Ægg egg-shaped badge: nRF52840/NFC, SX1262 LoRa, 1.54-inch black/red/white e-paper, tri-colour visuals, QWIIC, USB-C, and BornPets, with open Codeberg hardware and firmware links.

BornHack Cyber Ægg nRF52840 SX1262 LoRa MeshCore E-paper Rust Embassy NFC QWIIC BornPets

BornHack 2026 Badge: Cyber Ægg LoRa mesh badge

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 render, not a documentary badge photograph from camp distribution; if needed, future updates should align this provenance note with whichever official production photo is cleared first. 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

BornHack 2026 Badge Team lead and Cyber Ægg designer

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.

Source

BornHack 2026 SX1262 LoRa radio sponsor

Procolix

Badge.Team says Procolix sponsored the SX1262 LoRa radio chips for the badge.

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BornHack 2026 badge collaborator

Thomas Flummer

Badge.Team lists Thomas Flummer as the BornHack 2026 badge collaborator.

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BornHack 2026 hardware sponsor

Mollerup Automation ApS

Badge.Team names Mollerup Automation ApS in the Cyber Ægg hardware sponsor list.

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BornHack 2026 hardware sponsor

deFEEST

Badge.Team names deFEEST in the Cyber Ægg hardware sponsor list.

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BornHack 2026 nRF52840 hardware sponsor

Nordic Semiconductor

Badge.Team says Nordic Semiconductor sponsored the nRF52840 microcontroller with Bluetooth Low Energy and NFC.

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BornHack 2026 production partner

ALLNET China

Badge.Team names ALLNET China as the production partner handling component sourcing and production oversight.

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Why It Mattered

The record now reflects a delivered-campaign artifact supported by on-camp docs: the docs provide unboxing and first-power-on behavior, firmware flashing, and daily-use surfaces that are not present in early pre-event only marketing blurbs.

Hardware

The published docs confirm Nordic nRF52840 BLE/NFC hardware, SX1262 LoRa, MeshCore networking posture, a 1.54-inch 152x152 black/red/white e-paper display (SSD1675/SSD1675B family), QWIIC connector, USB-C, Li-ion power, 5-way joystick plus Execute/Cancel buttons, RGB LED, piezo buzzer, NFC tag coil, and open KiCad hardware links.

Software & Apps

Rust/Embassy firmware, MeshCore pairing behavior, USB-C drag-and-drop asset flows, BornPets virtual-pet and mini-game behavior, and NFC station taps/location-game hooks are documented in public docs; post-event errata and production revisions still need explicit update notes.

Lore

BornHack 2026 ran July 15-22, 2026 on Funen, and the official teams page still identifies the Badge Team as designing and producing the badge. The docs now include first-power-on and firmware workflows tied to attendee use.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

badge communications post-event source-backed

Cyber Ægg radio and NFC stack

The docs combine nRF52840 BLE/NFC hardware, an SX1262 LoRa radio, MeshCore contact-exchange framing, and NFC tag station taps tied to attendee-facing flow.

Compatibility: BornHack 2026 Badge

Source

badge game software post-event source-backed

BornPets and mini-games

Badge.Team now describes a BornPets virtual pet inspired by Tamagotchi and mini-games as the active badge software path, with top-level screens available in public usage docs.

Compatibility: BornHack 2026 Badge

Source

badge interface post-event source-backed

Tri-colour e-paper and input shell

The docs document 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 in an on-camp artifact context.

Compatibility: BornHack 2026 Badge

Source

source archive linked

Open hardware and Rust firmware repositories

The main Badge.Team page links Codeberg homes for Cyber Ægg hardware and firmware, with hardware docs identifying KiCad files and software summary pages pointing at Rust/Embassy firmware work.

Compatibility: BornHack 2026 Badge

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Operational 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 an approved render source and may differ from final production photos or event-shot images.

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.

post-event usage evidence note

BornHack 2026 runs July 15-22 on Funen, and the Badge.Team docs now include unboxing, factory self-test, top-level screen, and flashing behavior for Cyber Ægg, which indicates the badge is a distributed artifact rather than only a planning draft.

The entry can keep hardware/software specifics while explicitly tracking remaining gap areas (errata, production notes, and end-user bug/coverage updates that are still not published).

Confidence: primary docs
Status: documented field trail
Timeframe: post-event checks after July 15-22, 2026
Source note: BornHack 2026 event page, teams page, and Badge.Team Cyber Ægg docs rechecked 2026-08-03.

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 post-camp usage flow. Badge.Team: Hardware Retrieved 2026-05-15 · Primary source for Cyber Ægg hardware specifications, MeshCore/NFC/QWIIC/power/display details, and component-level interface notes. 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.