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Competition rules

Tracks, criteria, and timeline are published. Submissions are not open yet — join Discord for updates.

Announced

Rules are subject to refinement before submissions open.

Scoring

Judging criteria

  • Efficiency ratio vs. human baseline

    40%

    How close your system's measured efficiency comes to (or exceeds) the documented human baseline for your chosen metric.

  • Measurement reproducibility

    25%

    Methodology rigor, raw data availability, and ability for independent parties to replicate your results.

  • Innovation

    20%

    Novel approaches, architectures, or techniques that advance the state of energy-efficient engineering.

  • Documentation clarity

    15%

    Clear write-up of assumptions, test conditions, equipment, and calculation methods.

Scoring formula

efficiency_score = (submission_metric / human_baseline_metric) × 100

A score of 100 means your system matches the human baseline. Scores above 100 indicate your system exceeds human efficiency on the chosen metric.

Eligibility

  • Open to individuals, teams, academic groups, and corporate labs
  • Teams may enter multiple tracks with separate submissions
  • All measurement equipment and methodology must be documented
  • Submissions must include raw data and calculation spreadsheets
  • Open track entries require baseline methodology pre-approval via Discord

Submission requirements

Not yet accepting submissions
  • Written methodology document (PDF or Markdown)
  • Raw measurement data with timestamps and equipment specs
  • Efficiency calculation spreadsheet with human baseline comparison
  • Short video or photo evidence of test setup (where applicable)
  • Statement of any external energy inputs not captured in primary metric
Schedule

Timeline

The competition is announced. Submission dates will be confirmed on Discord as logistics finalize.

  1. 01Current

    Announced

    July 2026

    Competition structure, tracks, and judging criteria published

  2. 02Upcoming

    Submissions Open

    Q3 2026

    Entry portal opens; teams may register and submit benchmarks

  3. 03Upcoming

    Judging

    Q4 2026

    Independent review of submitted methodologies and results

  4. 04Upcoming

    Awards

    Q4 2026

    Winners announced per track and overall efficiency champion

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