Teach this robot how to play music for my dad

The first D.E.R.P.O. challenge. Build a machine that plays real music, post the proof, and the best builds split $250,000 and an invite to our in-person Austin SauceAThon this March.

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What is on the table

$250,000 in prize moneySplit across the winning builds.

The Austin SauceAThonAn in-person invite this March.

The D.E.R.P.O. badgeOn every entrant's profile, permanently.

The requirements

Build a machine that plays musicAny instrument, any robot, any level of jank. It has to make real music on its own.

Post it as a D.E.R.P.O. entryEnter from this page and post the build. A photo, a paragraph, and a video of it playing.

Make it to AustinThe best builds split the prize pool at the SauceAThon in March.

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One robot. One song. $250,000.

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