1. 🚀 $1000 prize! – AI Pitch Competition · 29 May 2025
If you’ve got a bold AI idea, now’s the time to record your 3-minute pitch and send it through to hi@mlai.au. Use our How to Pitch Guide for templates and tips.
💥 What’s at stake?
A $1000 cash prize
Free office space for 2 months
2x 45-min mentorship sessions with Antler
A live pitch night at University of Melbourne on Thu 29 May
A chance to present in front of VCs, startup founders, and AI experts
And yes, eternal bragging rights 😎
🛠 Use Loom, Canva, or whatever works — just keep it to 3 minutes and send it in before the deadline 21st May at midnight
Whether you're a solo hacker or pitching with your dream crew (max 6), this is your shot to get noticed, get funded, and get building.
2. 🎤 Come for the pitches, stay for the roast.
Join us Thu 29 May at the University of Melbourne for a wild night of startup chaos, cash prizes, and unfiltered feedback.
Why you should be there:
🔥 Watch aspiring founders get roasted (in the nicest way possible) by VCs, AI pros, and seasoned startup builders
💡 Learn how to pitch by seeing what works – and what definitely doesn’t
🇦🇺 Support the next wave of Aussie AI startups – maybe even spot the next unicorn
🤝 Network for jobs, internships, collabs, or co-founders – the room will be packed with talent
🍕 Free food and drinks – need we say more?
Whether you're an AI nerd, startup junkie, or just here for the vibes, this is the pitch night you don’t want to miss.
3. 🦾 LeRobot Hackathon – Join Melbourne’s Robot Takeover!
📅 Sat 14 – Sun 15 June | University of Melbourne
Ready to teach a robot arm some new tricks?
Join MLAI’s local hub for the Hugging Face LeRobot Hackathon, where we’re turning Melbourne into a mini-robotics lab for the weekend.
What’s happening:
🔧 Build and train real robot arms
🧠 Try Hugging Face’s new LeRobot tools for imitation learning + RL
🎥 Join the global hackathon kickoff stream
🍕 Enjoy chill vibes, free snacks, mentors on site – and food, of course
🏆 Compete for a €15,000 hardware prize pool (robot arms, sensors, tooling)
No experience? No problem. Whether you're a beginner or a battle-hardened tinkerer, we'll have walkthroughs, mentors, and demo arms ready to go.
👥 Teams up to 5 (or fly solo)
💻 Bring a laptop (Linux/Mac preferred) and any fun sensors you’ve got
🎟️ Register on Humanitix now – spots are capped!
Let’s build something weird, useful, and just maybe world-changing.
See you on June 14th.
🔥 Dream big. Pitch hard. Change the future. 🔥
See you on the battlefield,
— The MLAI Team
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