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 · AR · music · game · digital · explore · robot · control · system · challenge · experience · model · create · solution · AI robotics · immersive · learn · choose · VR · beat · students · plan · hand · food · platform · fun · data · real-world problem · understand · right · printing · snap photo · management system · augmented reality · intelligent · skills · autonomous · navigate · english · room
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.
- Fun With English — Learn english with simple games (2019 Developer Circles from Facebook Community Challenge)
- VOXELIZE — A real-time AR voxel scanner with 3D model export as .glb (Snap AR Lensathon)
- DreamSpace — Turn any room into stunning, immersive mixed-reality spaces (Meta Horizon Start Developer Competition)
- World Ensemble — Tap buildings to place instruments in the AR world. Tap the sky to switch the audio and visual effects. Walk around to change the beat. (Google’s Immersive Geospatial Challenge)
- SketchQuest — SketchQuest turns a hand-drawn platformer into a playable game. Snap a photo, Gemini reads the level, checks if it’s beatable, repairs it if needed, and brings your sketch to life. (Emberhacks Day 2026)
- productivity tool — an productivity tool used for students daily work and shows dashboards etc.. (Hackdays Maa Chandika Convent School )
- RoboChef: GPT-OSS Powered Kitchen Assistant — Ask for a dish, get it done. Our GPT-OSS kitchen assistant turns natural language into robot actions, orchestrating Isaac GR00T with a live UI that tracks progress and next steps. (OpenAI Open Model Hackathon)
- Project FarmSpeak — We offer a patented farm management system to mitigate climate-related losses, turning unpredictable heat stress and disease outbreaks into manageable data-driven outcomes. (Africa Deep Tech Challenge 2025)
- SafeHer — Not just the fastest route — the safest one (Zero Origin)
- RoofGrid — Turn any rooftop into a practical, data-driven solar plan. (InfinityX Global Hackathon 2K26)
- Roar — A Spark AR effect created to help ALS patients communicate. (2019 Developer Circles from Facebook Community Challenge)
- Any Where — Any Where is the lens for creating digital footwear where users can style unique sneakers, check them in 3d, rotate them in hand, try on food and save them as digital collectables. (Snap AR Lensathon)
Judging criteria
Criteria as listed on the official page; weights are not stated there, so they are drawn equal. source ↗
Judging will focus on innovation, problem relevance, technical implementation, functionality, and real-world impact. Teams should demonstrate a working and meaningful solution rather than just an idea.
Timeline
Submission period (from Devpost): Sep 01 - Oct 23, 2026. Deadline: Deadline: Oct 23, 2026 @ 5:00pm IST.
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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