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title: "Space Engineering Challenge 2026"
date: 2026-11-06T00:00:00+00:00
end_date: 2026-11-08T23:59:00+00:00
location: "Romanesti Cave, Timis County, RO"
format: onsite
type: competition
level: open
prize: N/A
tags: "robotics, iot, ai, open-source, hardware-embedded"
url: "https://sec.ac.upt.ro/2026/"
canonical: "https://hackathonhub.eu/events/space-engineering-challenge-2026-romanesti-cave-timis-county-2026"
---

# Space Engineering Challenge 2026

**Date:** 2026-11-06 — 2026-11-08  
**Location:** Romanesti Cave, Timis County, RO  
**Format:** onsite  
**Type:** competition  
**Level:** open  
**Tags:** robotics, iot, ai, open-source, hardware-embedded

The Space Engineering Challenge 2026 is a robotics competition where teams transform the Romanesti Cave in Romania into a controlled field robotics environment. Participants must develop a robust system integrating mapping, localization, perception, and communication. The objective is to collect objects and retrieve a special 'golden' ball with an NFC tag, using LiDAR data and an LED constellation for navigation.

[Register or learn more](https://sec.ac.upt.ro/2026/)

[View on Hackathon Hub](https://hackathonhub.eu/events/space-engineering-challenge-2026-romanesti-cave-timis-county-2026)