Build With AI Hack Days @RU is a fast-paced, in-person mini hackathon where students from the Rajshahi University come together to build real AI-powered apps using Google's most powerful developer tools — all in a single afternoon.

This isn't a workshop. You use tools from Google, and time to build something that actually works and ships. Whether you're solving a local problem, exploring a wild idea, or just want to see what Gemini can do — this is your runway.

Organized by IEEE Robotics and Automation Society RUSBC and supported by Machine Learning Bangladesh, Powered by Major League Hacking (MLH), and Google Gemini, participants will get direct, hands-on access to the Gemini API, Google Cloud, Vertex AI, and Google AI Studio. No prior cloud experience needed. Just bring your laptop and your ideas.


About the challenge

One afternoon. Build something that makes people say WHOA.

Best Use of Gemini API — Show what Gemini can actually do beyond a basic chat box. Build a personalized advice tool, a research summarizer, a creative content generator, a code assistant — anything that uses the Gemini API in a genuinely meaningful or surprising way. Think of the possibilities: Gemini can understand language like a human, analyze information like a supercomputer, and generate creative content like code, scripts, music, and more.

Requirements

What to Build

Build any app, tool, or experience that uses at least one of the following:

  • Gemini API via Google AI Studio or Vertex AI

Your project should do at least one of these:

  • Solve a real problem (local or global)
  • Create something genuinely creative or entertaining
  • Demonstrate a novel or impressive use of the technology

You can build a web app, mobile app, API, Chrome extension, chatbot, or anything else — as long as it's functional and built using Google tools.

What to Submit

Submit your project on Devpost before 3:00 PM on July 16, 2026. Submissions must include all of the following:

 

  • Project name and description — what it does, why you built it, and the problem it solves or value it creates
  • Source code link — GitHub, Replit, Glitch, or any public repository
  • Tools used — a brief note on which Google technologies you used and how (Gemini API, Cloud Run, Firebase, etc.)

 

Incomplete submissions will not be judged.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

2 non-cash prizes
Google Swag Kits
4 winners

For the best Use of the Gemini API

Stickers & Postcards
90 winners

Everyone participating in the Hackathon will receive:

Build with AI + Google AI Pro Postcard
MLH Logo Sticker
MLH Season Sticker
MLH LEARN Sticker
MLH BUILD Sticker
MLH SHARE Sticker
MLH Astronaut Sticker

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Shahriar Azad Evan

Shahriar Azad Evan
Organizer, Machine Learning Bangladesh

Judging Criteria

  • Problem
  • AI/GCP
  • Technology
  • UI/UX
  • Deployment
  • Originality
  • Presentation
  • Feasibility
  • Code of Ethics

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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