rad1o
CCCamp 2015 SDR badge
A HackRF-inspired software-defined radio badge that let campers receive, transmit, inspect spectrum, flash evolving firmware, solder RF add-ons, and keep hacking long after camp.
Worldwide hacker con badge compendium
Hacker Con Badges
A compendium and memorandum for cool hacker badge tech worldwide: specs, firmware, app stores, add-ons, production stories, controversies, repair notes, and the details people still talk about years later.
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card10
CCCamp 2019 wearable sensor badge
A wrist-worn CCC Camp badge focused on sensing, health-style signals, BLE, and a Python-friendly app ecosystem.
flow3r
CCCamp 2023 music and light badge
A petal-shaped electronic instrument where touch and gestures become sound and light.
SHA2017 Badge
Dutch camp Badge.Team milestone
A Badge.Team-supported Dutch camp badge with ESP32, e-paper, WiFi, Hatchery apps, WebUSB install paths, production lore, and a lasting role in European badge culture.
MCH2022 Badge
ESP32, RP2040, FPGA game-console badge
A game-console-shaped badge with ESP32, RP2040 board management, iCE40 FPGA graphics, Bosch sensors, BadgePython, Hatchery apps, SAO/Qwiic/PMOD expansion, and WebUSB FPGA workflows.
Tildagon
EMF 2024+ reusable hexpansion platform
A reusable hexagonal badge platform with six expansion slots, MicroPython apps, and community hexpansions.
WHY2025 Badge
Capable hardware, difficult camp history
The Dutch 2025 camp badge mixed ambitious hardware with late distribution, LoRa caveats, battery-safety controversy, and a documented pre-event team conflict.
TiLDA MK3
EMF 2016 MicroPython badge
An EMF badge with color LCD, WiFi, sensors, MicroPython, app library, and USB hacking workflow.
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Upcoming and pre-event records
Publicly announced badges are kept separate from the established lineage until shipped hardware and post-event evidence are available.
HackerHotel 2027 Badge
Planned Badge.Team LoRa keyboard badge
A pre-event HackerHotel badge record based on Badge.Team's public plan for LoRa, a keyboard, a big screen, and an ESP32-P4-class processor.
RomHack Camp 2026 Badge
Pre-event unique hardware badge challenge
A current pre-event record for the October 2-4, 2026 RomHack Camp at Flaminio Village, whose public event site and participant FAQ advertise a unique hardware badge and collectible challenge rather than final shipped hardware details.
BornHack 2026 Badge
Pre-event Cyber Ægg LoRa mesh badge
A future BornHack badge entry now documented by Badge.Team as Cyber Ægg: an egg-shaped low-power nRF52840/SX1262 LoRa mesh badge with tri-colour e-paper, NFC, QWIIC, USB-C, BornPets, and public Codeberg hardware/firmware links.
Hackaday Europe 2026 Communicator Badge
Lecco reuse of the Supercon 2025 LoRa mesh badge
Hackaday Europe 2026 brought the 2025 Hackaday Supercon Communicator Badge to Lecco: a retro-styled keyboard badge with LoRa mesh experimentation, MicroPython/LVGL app support, and post-event Meshtastic reflash framing.