PhysTech 2026: Physical Activity and Technology Hack Day

We are back! Following the great success ofPhysTech 2025, we are excited to invite you to this year's edition: PhysTech 2026.Website:https://binnovative-boston.github.io/phystech/2026.htmlDiscord:https://discord.gg/mt4RVtcA7hInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/phys.tech26/Email:phystech@yahoo.comBook publication: Your project will be featured in a book in theBinnovative Innovation Book Series.About the challengePhysTech is an online international hackathon led by students for anyone who does, watches, analyzes and promotes physical activities - including sports, workouts, fitness exercises, casual hobbies/pastimes, and recreational adventures.PhysTech welcomes any type of physical activity. Sports and physical training are in. Yoga, pilates, ballet? Of course. Swimming, kayaking, cycling, dancing, skateboarding, rock/mountain climbing, hiking, horseback riding? Sure. Fishing, bowling, paddleboarding, scuba diving, rafting, cheerleading, outdoor bird watching, gardening, kite flying, disc golf (frisbee), or cornhole? Why not!Not only athletes and recreational players, but also fans, coaches, referees/judges, and analysts are welcome.PhysTech offers you a platform to address various needs, wants, and challenges in physical activities and produce creative solutions (hacks) with technology.PhysTech welcomes anyone of all ages and all technical skills, from limited experience to advanced.Entry is free.Expected project topics include, but are not limited to:Monitoring and enhancing performanceLogging and tracking practice, training, and exerciseRecording, analyzing, and communicating activity dataApplying data analytics to physical activityEnhancing fan experienceIncreasing participation/engagement in physical activityPromoting health and wellness through physical activityPreventing and helping heal from injuriesImproving dietary and nutritional assistanceProtecting and improving the environment for physical activitySolutions can take many different forms, such as apps, games, social platforms, websites/services, devices, sensors, robots, audio/video, data collection/storage, data analysis/forecasts, data visualization, information retrieval, and 3-dimensional modeling/printing. PhysTech is hosted by Binnovative, a nonprofit organization in Massachusetts.Book chapter publication: We will publish a book that features the projects presented at PhysTech 2026. Selected participants will be invited to extend their project descriptions and publish them as a book.We are planning to publish this book as a part of theBinnovative Innovation Book Series.InnovArt is hosted by Binnovative, a nonprofit organization in Massachusetts.Organizers:Konomi Karube (Co-chair)Naomi McCrearyRei Nagata (Co-chair)Hanna Suzuki (Co-chair)Alyssa Yasuhara (Co-chair)Rimi Yoshikawa