BornHack

BornHack 2026

The July 15-22, 2026 BornHack on Funen whose Badge.Team docs document the shipped Cyber Ægg nRF52840/SX1262 LoRa mesh badge and attendee-facing first-use/flash workflows.

Funen · Denmark · 2026

BornHack 2026 Badge badge image

BornHack 2026 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.

Lifecycle

Add-ons & Upgrades

BornHack 2026 Badge post-event source-backed

badge communications

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

BornHack 2026 Badge post-event source-backed

badge game software

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

BornHack 2026 Badge post-event source-backed

badge interface

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 archive

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

Operational history

Issues & Camp Impact

image provenance upgrade · repository render and MIT license · licensed official render applied

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.

post-event usage evidence · primary docs · documented field trail

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).

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