HomeScheduleInventoryPrizesFAQApply Now

28–29 Nov 2026 · London

RealityCheck

A robotics hack

Apply now How it works

T‑minus--d--h--m--s

Steer with your cursor · click to grip the cube

01 The premise

From simulation to reality.

A strong simulation score is only the start. Fine-tune a robotics model, qualify in simulation, and test it on a real robot arm in the final.

sim successreal successthe gap
Close the gap between simulation and real-world performance.
02 How it works & tracks

Train overnight. Evaluate locally. Deploy for real.

01

Evaluation

Multiple tasks, one robot, holistic score.

  • Objective, automated scoring
  • Live leaderboard all weekend
  • Bounty panel for side awards
02

Compute

H100s overnight. GB10s on site.

  • Cloud training: H100-class, overnight
  • Local eval: GB10 units on site
03

Data

A small tele-op set. Then it's on you.

  • Prepared tele-op demonstrations
  • Partner-supplied data, where available
  • Synthetic generation strongly encouraged

Competition Tracks

To be announced
Explore bench hardware & compute inventory →
03 The arena

Put the robot to the test.

Place a cube on the table and watch the arm try to move it into the bin.

State
idle
Attempts
0
Drops
0
Success
—
Loading the robot demo…

Click or tap the table to place a cube. Drag to rotate the view.

Demo activity
04 Scoring
One board. Two columns that disagree.
Sim score gets you into the final. Real score decides it.
#TeamSimRealΔ realityStatus
01Gradient Descent Into Madness0.910.78−0.13in the final
02Teleop Andy0.880.74−0.14in the final
03Three Billion Parameters0.940.61−0.33in the final
04Loss Go Brrr0.860.58−0.28in the final
05Synthetic Majority0.830.52−0.31eval queued
 Illustrative board — the live one runs all weekend.
View prizes, partner bounties & judging criteria →
05 The room
Who you'll be sat next to.
  • Robotics & ML researchersMeet industry and academic experts, and exchange ideas.
  • Engineers shipping real systemsPerception, controls, firmware, infra.
  • Startups deploying robotsTeams with hardware already in the field.
  • Top university labsManipulation and embodied learning groups.
06 The team
The people running it.
  • Zoe Qin
    Co-founder
    Zoe Qin
    Investor at Dawn Capital. Founded AI Engine to connect builders with opportunity.
    LinkedIn 
  • Rui Rui Xie
    Organiser
    Rui Rui Xie
    Drives the operations and logistics behind every event.
    LinkedIn 
  • Zakee Abdi
    Organiser
    Zakee Abdi
    Manages the partnerships and operations behind Reality Check.
    LinkedIn 
  • Desmond Zee
    Organiser
    Desmond Zee
    Designs the technical concept of the hack and builds the infrastructure behind it.
    LinkedIn 
  • Wee Joe Tan
    Organiser
    Wee Joe Tan
    Designs the technical concept of the hack and builds the infrastructure behind it.
    LinkedIn 
  • Lucas Lim
    Organiser
    Lucas Lim
    Designs the technical concept of the hack and builds the infrastructure behind it.
    LinkedIn 
  • Shashank Durgad
    Organiser
    Shashank Durgad
    Designs the technical concept of the hack and builds the infrastructure behind it.
    LinkedIn 
07 Pre-flight
Apply to Reality Check.
80 seats, 20 teams, London, the last weekend of November.
Apply to build 
28–29 Nov 2026 · London · Partnering or mentoring instead? Get in touch.