karlsruhe builds here.

hack//ops

hack//ops runs experimental hackathons in karlsruhe
hack//ops turns students into builders and builders into a scene
hack//ops is the fast lane of the karlsruhe tech ecosystem

hack//ops runs slopathons hack//ops runs hardware jams hack//ops runs agent gauntlets hack//ops runs build fridays hack//ops runs benchmarks hack//ops runs co-working hack//ops runs prototypes hack//ops runs experiments hack//ops runs karlsruhe

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op//000 · the microprint

You just zoomed in fifty times. This is the smallest print on the desktop, and only the curious ever land on it.

Tell an operator the word microprint at the next event. They will know what it means.

karlsruhe builds here.

manifesto.txt_□×

community first. mainstream last.

hack//ops is a student group in karlsruhe that runs the hackathon formats that do not fit anywhere else. No corporate pitch decks, no quid pro quo. We build because building together is the point.

We are the accelerated r&d lab of the karlsruhe tech ecosystem: a crew of techies who are not scared of risk, breaking away from the mainstream event format one operation at a time.

rule_01ship it, then talk about it.
rule_02community is the moat.
rule_03experimental formats over safe formats.
rule_04just let them eat pcbs.
the op series
op002_slopathon.exe_□×
op002 slopathon poster: pink desktop windows with a wireframe pyramid

slopathon

Whoever slops the most, wins. AI-assisted speed-building, zero shame, maximum output. Our opening operation.

first up · summer 2026
op001_bare_metal.exe_□×
op001 bare metal poster: chrome pyramid on black

bare metal

Hardware hackathon. Solder, sensors, silicon. If it does not physically exist, it does not count.

in planning
op003_agent_gauntlet.exe_□×
op003 agent gauntlet poster: pink pyramid in a concrete room

agent gauntlet

Your agents versus everyone else's. Vibes do not ship. Benchmarks do.

in planning
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op004 build friday poster: Descartes portrait with a laptop, captioned I compile therefore I am

build friday

"I compile, therefore I am." Recurring co-working and show-and-tell nights. Bring a project, leave with three.

in planning
crew // operators_□×

operators.

A growing crew of karlsruhe students, backed by the local ecosystem. Partners and sponsors are announced with each operation.

marko nedilkofounder · ops
sebastian kallfelzcore team
pascal schneidercore team
milan ferus-comelocore team
karlsruhe builds here.
wallpaper.jpg - viewer_□×
chrome pyramid station floating in a blue sky
op000_render.png · 3d, not ai · blender
pyramid1.fbx_□×
copying karlsruhe.zip_□×

building community... 68%

error×
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not_a_bug.exe: it's a feature.
[ ok ]

my_hackathon
readme.txt
slop.exe
op_series
sponsors.tba
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