Sapien PoQ Challenge: Win a Tesla or $25K

Summary

Sapien invites US robotics and AI teams to submit a difficult dataset and define evaluation targets for a Proof of Quality challenge. Five teams will compete in a fixed order, with 72 hours to meet agreed criteria; the first team Sapien fails wins a Model 3, $25,000 cash, or a charity donation. Referrals can earn a $1,000 reward.

Beat Proof of Quality. Win a Tesla.

Send us your hardest dataset and tell us what good looks like. We'll choose five US robotics and world AI teams. Proof of Quality (PoQ) gets three days to meet the agreed evaluation targets. The first team we fail wins the prize.

We'll agree the dataset, output and acceptance criteria before we start. The 72 hour clock starts once access and expert reference judgments are ready. If we miss the deadline or agreed targets, we fail. We'll run the five challenges in a fixed order.

The winner chooses a Model 3, $25,000 cash or a $25,000 charity donation. One prize total. Apply with your work email, dataset size and format, and what makes it difficult. We'll agree on confidentiality before access. No purchase required!

Apply: https://sapien.io/challenge

Know someone whose team could beat Proof of Quality? If you refer the team that wins, we'll pay you $1,000. Ask them to put your name and email on their application. One referral reward, paid within three days of verifying the winner and referral.

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