Photo by Michael Walls | Office of Naval Research | 11.17.2021
Rear Adm. Lorin Selby, chief of naval research, delivers remarks at the “HACKtheMACHINE” unmanned competition in Alexandria, Va., Nov. 17, 2021. HACKtheMACHINE Unmanned is the first in a series of public-facing technology challenges aimed at accelerating discovery and teambuilding between the DoN, industry and academia for the creation of groundbreaking unmanned and autonomous systems.......
Photo by Michael Walls | Office of Naval Research | 11.16.2021
620—Zac Staples (left), founder and director of Fathom5—an industrial technology company—discusses unmanned systems at the “HACKtheMACHINE” unmanned competition in Alexandria, Va., Nov. 17, 2021, with Rear Adm. Lorin Selby (center), chief of naval research, and Capt. Peter Small, PEO USC Program Manager, PMS 406 - Unmanned Systems. HACKtheMACHINE Unmanned is the first in a series of......
Photo by Kara McDermott | Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) | 11.08.2021
The Navy’s Cybersecurity Program Office (PMW 130) sponsored, designed and developed one of the technical tracks at this year’s HACKtheMACHINE Unmanned event, held virtually for participants worldwide Nov. 16-19, to encourage creative “hackers” to help meet the needs of the Fleet by developing and integrating unmanned and autonomous systems at scale....
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Leonard Weston | Naval Postgraduate School | 06.10.2021
Using the on-campus Xerox ElemX Liquid Metal Printer, a team of eight faculty and one student from NPS took on the HACKtheMACHINE (HtM) challenge to design and fabricate a shipboard light fixture able to withstand rigorous shocks and vibrations of a navy ship. The team earned the competition’s Design Inspiration Award, an honorary award for teams using a unique and practical approach to......
Courtesy Photo | Norfolk Naval Shipyard | 04.21.2021
As part of HACKtheMACHINE’s Track 3 entitled, “Heavy Metal,” teams were challenged to recreate a bracket that connects a light fixture to a stanchion. The part was originally produced in 1974 from aluminum alloy and teams were provided 2-D drawings they could use to help develop their 3-D technical design package (TDP)....
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bryan Ilyankoff | Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division | 09.08.2019
190908-N-WX378-0360 NEW YORK (Sept. 8, 2019) A team called “Cactus Balloon Scream” who received 1st place for track 1, receive recognition for their participation during the HacktheMachine competition at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York City, Sept. 8, 2019. HACKtheMACHINE is where people from diverse backgrounds and professions work alongside military and government personnel to help......
Courtesy Photo | Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division | 09.08.2019
At the 2019 Hack the Machine event held in New York City, Sept. 6-8, members of the first place winning team, "Ahh Ship!" in the educational option of track one, "Hack the Ship," from left to right, Pete Frye, Eric Monette, Emmuel Delgado, Courtnee Mendes, Hanna Salian, Ian Wilson, Chris Draper, and Kiera Wells. The golden water bottle was used in lieu of a trophy....
Photo by Robert Mook | Navy Office of Information East | 09.08.2019
190908-N-EP131-0001 NEW YORK (Sept. 8, 2019) Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Derick Jones (left) and Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan Ilyankoff edit their stories and photos at the end of the HacktheMachine competition at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York City, Sept. 8, 2019. HACKtheMACHINE is where people from diverse backgrounds and professions work alongside military and......
