Pradyot Bathuri@pbathuri

The Quantum‑Enhanced Robotics Simulator (QERS) is a fully‑functional digital testbed for designing, testing and validating robotic systems without physical hardware. Our goal is to narrow the reality gap between simulation and the real world by combining deterministic macro‑physics from engines like PyBullet with a quantum‑stochastic plugin that injects realistic noise via Qiskit. The simulator supports deterministic, stochastic and quantum‑perturbed stepping modes and exposes a FastAPI REST API for running jobs, retrieving metrics and managing assets. A Celery/Redis job system queues and executes simulation runs asynchronously, while the Next.js/Three.js web application provides a real‑time dashboard with a 3D viewport, scene tree, metrics panel and controls to toggle between classical domain randomization and quantum noise. Reality profiles define configurable dynamics, sensor and actuation parameters, enabling multi‑profile evaluation of policies. QERS computes gap metrics such as G_dyn, G_perc and G_perf and includes scripts for benchmarking across profiles and generating reports. Users can import URDFs, run batch simulations and compute performance drops and rank stability. Future phases will add mesh segmentation, an AI‑driven text‑to‑algorithm pipeline for generating planner and controller skeletons, and neural‑augmented simulation informed by real data. By combining quantum computing, domain randomization, residual learning and modern web technologies, QERS demonstrates a practical path to sim‑to‑real transfer and a production‑minded robotics startup.

Captain Whiskers demonstrates what it truly means to place real money under the control of an autonomous AI—without sacrificing trust, security, or accountability. As AI agents increasingly make financial decisions, the core challenge is no longer intelligence, but trust. Captain Whiskers solves this by combining Gemini-powered reasoning, quantum-inspired optimisation, and decentralised verification to create a treasury agent that is both autonomous and provably safe. Users interact with the system via a clean, high-performance trading interface inspired by modern platforms like Robinhood and Webull. High-level goals such as risk tolerance, allocation targets, or execution constraints are translated by Gemini into structured financial actions. Portfolio optimisation is performed using quantum algorithms (VQE via Qiskit), modelling multiple portfolio states simultaneously to identify optimal risk-return tradeoffs. Every decision is then passed through a trustless verification layer: an independent network of 11 verifiers evaluates the agent’s logic, risk checks, and cryptographic proofs. Only when a Byzantine Fault Tolerant quorum (7/11) is reached does execution proceed. This ensures decisions are not manipulated or hallucinated, or silently altered. Execution and settlement occur on the Arc testnet using USDC, powered by Circle Developer-Controlled Wallets and Circle Gateway. The system integrates post-quantum cryptography (CRYSTALS-Dilithium) and quantum-grade randomness to remain secure in a future where classical cryptography is failing. By combining Circle’s USDC infrastructure, Arc’s execution layer, and Gemini’s reasoning capabilities, Captain Whiskers showcases a credible future where AI agents can safely manage value at scale, earning trust not through promises, but through math, cryptography, and transparent on-chain proof.

⏱️ Design, build, and deploy trustless AI trading agents. 📅 March 30 – April 12, 2026 🌐 Build AI trading agents that execute strategies using ERC-8004 or Kraken CLI. 🤝 Build solo or in teams to create autonomous trading, risk, yield, or protection agents. 💰 $55,000 prize pool, allocated and shared via Surge and Kraken. Your team should have registered project at early.surge.xyz in order to be eligible for the prize. Get access in your team profile or our discord 🔑 Access to early.surge.xyz If prompted for login credentials, use: • Username: admin • Password: JBRv2xWG7AzwVrLz88 This is where your build-in-public activity will take place.

In this hybrid hackathon powered by Arc and Circle, developers will build the next generation of Agentic economic applications using Circle’s Nanopayments infrastructure with settlement on Arc in USDC. For the first time, high-frequency, usage-based transactions between users, APIs, and AI agents can operate without gas overhead eroding margin. Arc provides stablecoin-native settlement with predictable, dollar-denominated USDC fees and deterministic, sub-second finality — enabling real-time coordination and economically viable per-action pricing at scale. 📅 April 20 – 26, 2026 • Apr 20 – 25 (Online): Submit projects by Apr 25. • Apr 25 (On-site Build – SF, CA): Teams refine projects. • Apr 26 (On-site Demos & Awards – SF, CA): Live pitches & winners announced. Get guidance from Arc and Circle experts through on-site support. 🤝 Go solo or team up, it's your flow. 🏆 Compete for a $10,000 Prize Pool. 📍 Please note: If approved for the on-site experience, you’ll also have the opportunity to showcase your project live. Travel and accommodation will not be covered. 🧑🏻‍💻 Secure your spot now – sign up before the Kick-Off Stream!

Grab your ideas, spin up compute, and start building what’s next! Start with $100 in AMD Developer Cloud credits and begin building right away. Get access to hands-on tutorials, workshops, and curated learning resources to help you build faster and go further. To unlock credits and join the hackathon, sign up for the AMD AI Developer Program. 🤝 Go solo or team up — ship something real. 💰 $10,000 prize pool up & 1 × AMD Radeon™ AI PRO R9700 GPU for grabs. 📍On-site participation is by invitation only. Travel and accommodation expenses will not be covered. 🧑‍💻 Developers, builders, and innovators - bring your boldest ideas and let’s turn them into real AI systems on AMD.

Teams work together with multiple AI agents in shared workspaces to design, build, and launch complete AI products — from initial idea to market-ready app. 📅 February 23– March 1, 2026 ⏱️ 6 days to build and ship an end-to-end agentic AI product 🤝 Work together in shared AI workspaces where your team and AI agents collaborate in real time 🔧 Build with multiple AI agents that handle development, design, testing, and documentation together 🎯 Create everything in one place — from ideation to product to marketing materials, all by prompting and observing 🚀 Focus on real-world products that teams could actually ship and use 🏆 $3,500 in prizes + premium 3-month Complete.dev access for top teams 🧑‍💻 Join your team workspace and start building together

Join our $1,000,000+ startup challenge series powered by Surge 📌 This announcement outlines the launch of a Global Human+AI Exchange — aligning universities, global cities, talent networks, and industry to accelerate human-centered AI innovation, technology transfer, and economic growth. 👉 Read more here ⏱️ 8 days to turn your idea, or existing product, into an investable demo. 📅 February 6 - 15, 2026 • Feb 6 - 14 (Online Phase) - Collaborate and build online with developers and AI innovators from around the world. All projects must be submitted by the end of the online phase on February 14th. 🕙 Doors open at 10:00 AM, first come, first served. • Feb 14 (On‑site Build Day) - Selected participants will be invited to an exclusive in‑person session to refine their projects and connect directly with mentors. • Feb 15 (On‑site Demos & Awards) - Live pitching sessions to a panel of judges and ecosystem partners, followed by the official winner announcement. 🌟 Get feedback from startup mentors and technical experts. 📍 On-site Venue (Feb 14–15): MindsDB SF AI Collective 3154 17th St, San Francisco, California, USA 📲 Real-time on-site updates (SF) For real-time announcements and information during the on-site portion (Feb 14–15), join the LabLab SF Chapter WhatsApp group: 👉 Join the WhatsApp group 🤝 Join solo or with a team. New founders and existing startups are welcome. 🏆 $1,000,000+ in credits, token prizes, perks and funding opportunity. 📍 On-site participation is by invitation only. Travel and accommodation expenses will not be covered. 🧑‍💻 Apply now to build, validate, and pitch with purpose.

Join Deriv and lablab.ai for a high-intensity hybrid hackathon where top builders create AI prototypes, demo their work, and get fast-tracked to interviews. When • Sat, Jan 31, 2026- On-Site Pre-Hackathon: Deriv AI Meetup (Dubai) • Fri, Feb 6 - Opening words, Challenge, and Hackathon kick-off. (Dubai) • Sat, Feb 7 - Build and ship your prototype - 12 hours (Onsite +Online) • Sun, Feb 8 - Demos, judging, and next steps for standout teams. (Onsite +Online) On-Site Pre-Hackathon: Deriv AI Meetup Sat, Jan 31, 2026 · 2:00–6:00 PM (GST) · Dubai In-person talks, workshops, team formation, and networking with the Deriv team. 👉 Deriv AI Meetup registration What's in it for you • USD $10,000+ in prizes across categories • Mentors available to unblock you when you're stuck • Fast-track interviews for top performers - skip the queue • Real problems to solve - not toy demos Format • Teams of 1-3 • Hybrid: Dubai on-site or fully remote • On-site spots confirmed after screening Location • One by Omniyat, 24th Floor, Al Mustaqbal Street, Business Bay, Dubai, UAE • Travel and accommodation not provided. Apply now • Spots are limited. Shortlisting begins right after the event.