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The public sources document high-level Pico/OLED/button/SAO/EEPROM/game behavior, but this pass did not recover schematics, PCB files, BOM, firmware source, protocol documentation, production files, or a public repository.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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hardware and firmware source gap · source-backed but incomplete · needs public technical archive
Component and firmware claims remain limited to the public product and announcement text, with no invented electronics or implementation details.
- Badge
- NilbinSec DC33 Hack 'Em Crack 'Em Robots
- Category
- hardware and firmware source gap
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- source-backed but incomplete
- Status
- needs public technical archive
- Timeframe
- current catalogue build
- Source note
- DEF CON forum announcement, RENXCHANGE product page, and DC33 schedule mirror.
community schedule
DEF CON 33 schedule mirror source listing the Badge Drop - Hack 'em Crack 'em Robots session by 2PAC in the Badgelife Community area.
Badge: NilbinSec DC33 Hack 'Em Crack 'Em Robots
forum announcement
DEF CON #Badge Life forum source for NilbinSec's first full-size badge, SAO giveaway funding, included red and blue SAOs, EEPROM game-data behavior, DEF CON 33 release context, and pricing note.
Badge: NilbinSec DC33 Hack 'Em Crack 'Em Robots
product page
RENXCHANGE product source for the limited DEF CON 33 NilbinSec badge set, Raspberry Pi Pico, OLED, buttons, badge-to-badge fighting game, SAO roles, hidden interactions, and sales/shipping context.
Badge: NilbinSec DC33 Hack 'Em Crack 'Em Robots
DEF CON 33 schedule mirror / 2PAC · retrieved 2026-05-15
Schedule source placing the NilbinSec badge drop at DEF CON 33 in the Badgelife Community area.
Badge: NilbinSec DC33 Hack 'Em Crack 'Em Robots
DEF CON Forums / 2PAC · retrieved 2026-05-15
First-hand badgelife announcement source for NilbinSec's DEF CON 33 full-size badge, prior SAO giveaway context, red/blue SAOs, EEPROM-backed game data, ready-to-play packaging, pricing, and social-media drop plan.
Badge: NilbinSec DC33 Hack 'Em Crack 'Em Robots
RENXCHANGE · retrieved 2026-05-15
Product-page source for the badge-set name, NilbinSec attribution, Raspberry Pi Pico/OLED/buttons hardware summary, robot-fighting badge-to-badge game behavior, SAO interaction, edition size, and sales/shipping caveats.
Badge: NilbinSec DC33 Hack 'Em Crack 'Em Robots