The 2018 challenge has ended - Come take part in the 2019 Power Up Automation challenge!

UiPath is on a mission to help developers automate repetitive workplace processes and to increase employee productivity. In this competition, you'll build open source, reusable components using the UiPath Studio for a chance at over $50,000 in cash and prizes, and additional exposure to the UiPath company, community, and customers.

Submissions will fall into one of six categories: custom activities, dashboard components, automation frameworks, application connectors, snippets, or machine learning models.

Need help getting started? Enroll in the free, week-long UiPath Academy for a fast and tailored online learning experience. Not only will you learn, but the component that demonstrates the best application of the Academy lessons can be awarded an extra $5,000.

Requirements

Main Requirement: Build open source reusable components using the UiPath Studio that automate repetitive tasks in the workplace. You can either build something that fits in the following categories or not: Custom Activities, Dashboard, Automation Frameworks, Application and Data Connectors, Snippets, or Machine Learning models. (Learn more about the categories).

Submit the following materials:

  1. A demo video (hosted on YouTube, Vimeo, or Youku). Your video should include a demo of your working application via a step-by-step visual demo.
  2. Instructions An explanation of your component, how it is meant to function, how it may be applied to other use cases, and instructions for use.
  3. Access to your open source code for judging and testing by providing a link to your open code repository. MIT open source licenses must be applied. Submit all of your source code files, dependencies and make sure to include the file types specific to the component category. (Specific files listed on the categories tab). 

 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$89,500 in prizes

Overall - Grand Prize

• $10,000 USD
• Invitation to showcase solution at UiPath Forward London on October 30th
• Intros to 5 UiPath customers
• Featured in social media post
• Featured on UiPath website and newsletter
• Featured as UiPath Star contributors on the Community and Forum
• Invitation to hold a live webinar to the UiPath Community

Overall - 2nd Place

• $7,000 USD
• Invitation to showcase solution at UiPath Forward London on October 30th
• Featured in social media post
• Featured on UiPath website and newsletter
• Featured as UiPath Star contributors on the Community and Forum

Overall - 3rd Place

• $5,000 USD
• Invitation to showcase solution at UiPath Forward London on October 30th
• Featured in social media post
• Featured on UiPath website and newsletter
• Featured as UiPath Star contributors on the Community and Forum

Best Custom Activities component

• $5,000 USD
• Featured in social media post
• Featured on UiPath website and newsletter
• Featured as UiPath Star contributors on the Community and Forum

Custom Activities - 2nd Place

• $3,000 USD

Custom Activities - 3rd Place

• $1,000 USD

Best App or Data Connector

• $5,000 USD
• Featured in social media post
• Featured on UiPath website and newsletter
• Featured as UiPath Star contributors on the Community and Forum

App or Data Connector - 2nd Place

• $3,000 USD

Best Snippet component

• $5,000 USD
• Featured in social media post
• Featured on UiPath website and newsletter
• Featured as UiPath Star contributors on the Community and Forum

Snippet - 2nd Place

• $3,000 USD

Snippet - 3rd Place

• $1,000 USD

Best Automation Framework

• $7,500 USD
• Featured in social media post
• Featured on UiPath website and newsletter
• Featured as UiPath Star contributors on the Community and Forum

Automation Framework - 2nd Place

• $5,000 USD

Popular Choice

• $2,000 USD

UiPath Grand Prize of Excellence in RPA (2)

New prize! $10,000 USD for two stellar components

Machine Learning UiPath Special Prize

New prize! $2,000 USD

Educational Prize (2)

New prize! $2,500 to two components with educational merit

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

How to enter

  1. Register for the hackathon on Devpost.
  2. Learn about UiPath Technology in the Resources section
  3. Find a teammate (optional) by reaching out to other developers in the Slack channel or on the Participants tab.
  4. Sign up for free access to UiPath Community Edition.
  5. Start building - you can build and submit multiple components!
  6. Shoot your demo video, take screenshots, make or find an icon, and document your reusable component.
  7. Include MIT open source licensing in your repository.
  8. Submit your application, including access to your open source code repository, on uipath.devpost.com before August 29, 2018 @ 5:00 PM ET for consideration in the hackathon!

Judges

Kristen Williams

Kristen Williams
Walmart

Brandon Rogers

Brandon Rogers
Exxon Mobil

Nishant Redekar

Nishant Redekar
Wartsila

Diarmuid Keating

Diarmuid Keating
Optum

Maria Del Rosario Madrigal

Maria Del Rosario Madrigal
Orange

Eric Lex

Eric Lex
GE

Carlos Datrindade

Carlos Datrindade
Optum

Judging Criteria

  • Structure
    (Includes the quality and clarity of the implementation structure and/or frameworks used.)
  • Functionality
    (Includes how well the idea was executed by the developer.)
  • Potential Impact
    (Includes the extent to which the solution can help enterprises automate their workflow.)

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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