Brainstorm word cloud
Terms mined today from the brief, current gallery submissions, past winning projects in related Devpost hackathons and the discussion board. Bigger = more frequent (brief and winners weigh more). Click a word to see winning projects that mention it.
AI · students · technical · safety · agent · trust · learns · maps · memory · reads · digital · bridge · sorts · trash · waste · navigate · understand · discover · alert · glasses · platform · past · decisions · smart · healthcare · together · problem · problems · algorithm · global · competition · theme · world · ideas · challenges · real-world · meaningful · solution · solutions
Past winners in related hackathons
Winner-badged projects from ended Devpost hackathons that share a theme with this one. Read a few before you pick an idea.
- Tether — Tether is a night-out safety app that turns passive location sharing into proactive alerts, connecting friends and sober guardians when users need help most. Leave Tethered, Return Together! (UIUC Product Hackathon - Hack to the Future)
- Seismic — When earthquakes strike, Seismic is what keeps you safe and alive! (MarinHacks)
- productivity tool — an productivity tool used for students daily work and shows dashboards etc.. (Hackdays Maa Chandika Convent School )
- Umbra City—Paris — The coolest route is the shadiest one — sun-smart streets for smarter walkers. (Lumora Hacks)
- Skeptic — Every agent is handed tool documentation and told to trust it. This one doesn't. It experiments on its tools, learns what they really do, drops beliefs that stop being true, and publishes the spec. (Syndicate by Maximor)
- RoofGrid — Turn any rooftop into a practical, data-driven solar plan. (InfinityX Global Hackathon 2K26)
- marko — AR maps for commercial spaces, built autonomously from floor plans and a single phone scan. (BigRed//Hacks 2026)
- Fluent AI — Translation isn’t understanding. Our AI browser extension explains forms in your language, talks you through each question, and fills them in as you reply—making complex paperwork easier to complete. (UIUC Product Hackathon - Hack to the Future)
- Fyrefly — Lighting the Way Out-When fire strikes, FYREFLY reads the danger, reroutes in real time, and gets people out before the flames close in. (MarinHacks)
- TransPride Equality Among All — TransPride empowers equality for all communities—building an inclusive digital space with resources, stories, and support to bridge divides and celebrate unity. Join us! (Hackdays Maa Chandika Convent School )
- Arbiter — Arbiter sorts recycling from trash at the bin. Pi Camera + MobileNetV3 + servo lever. Locked domain for consistent captures. 97% waste precision, 86% recall on Pi-captured holdout. (Lumora Hacks)
- Loop — An agent that closes the loop on its own mistakes, remembering what worked and skipping what didn't, run after run. (Syndicate by Maximor)
Judging criteria
Criteria as listed on the official page; weights are not stated there, so they are drawn equal. source ↗
Did the proposal address the problem statement and theme? Was the idea innovative? How much potential impact could this proposal have if deployed to the public?
Does the solution work? Did the team achieve everything they wanted? How technically challenging/impressive was the implementation?
Did the team put thought into the user experience? How well designed is the interface?
Does the presentation clearly define and address the problem statement?
Timeline
Submission period (from Devpost): Jun 24 - Nov 15, 2026. Deadline: Deadline: Nov 14, 2026 @ 11:45pm PST.
How a beginner can ship
- Read the rules page
Check eligibility, team rules and what must be submitted.
- Pick one idea from the word cloud
Choose one problem and one user; cut everything else.
- Build the smallest working version
One flow that works end to end beats five half features.
- Record the demo early
Most Devpost judging leans on the video and description.
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