A night out where everyone leaves with working tech they built and programmed themselves. No experience needed. Seriously, none.
Build Your Own AI Desk Buddy!
Leave with a working robot you built yourself. In two hours, assemble a small AI-powered desk companion with a digital face, voice interaction, wheels, and sensors that help it navigate your desk.
What you'll build
A compact roaming robot designed for your desk - part AI companion, part robotics experiment, and completely yours to take home.
- Animated digital face on a color TFT display
- Voice interaction powered by AI
- Two-wheel drive for desk navigation
- Front obstacle sensing
- Dual edge sensors to help prevent desk dives
- Expandable hardware you can keep hacking after the event
No experience needed
Never programmed a robot? Perfect. Parts are pre-tested, starter code is ready, and instructors guide the room step by step.
- No prior coding or robotics experience required
- Learn how motors, sensors, displays, and AI fit together
- Customize your Buddy's face and behavior
- See how future upgrades can add reminders, calendars, notes, and more
Two hours. Four moments.
Build it
Assemble the chassis, motors, display, and sensors.
Bring it to life
Power up the face, movement, and sensor system.
Make it yours
Test AI interaction and customize personality and behavior.
Showcase
Put the Buddies on the table, test them, and take yours home.
Build something clever. Take it home.
Bring yourself, bring a drink if you'd like, and leave with working tech you assembled and programmed yourself.
Past Build Nights
Adult Build Night August 2026
Our first Adult Build Night was a huge success! 🎉 Builders enjoyed food, drinks, and created their very own plant butler, a self-watering system!