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.
system · plan · data · agent builder · compute grant · agentic · care · support · platform · final · digital · elastic agent · proposal · services · credits · students · next · serverless · track · spikes · automated · create · ai-powered · smart · cloud compute · path · august · snap photo · management system · progress · free tier · gemini · checks · daily · ask · natural · tracks · data-driven · route · solar
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.
- 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)
- ForestShield: AWS Deforestation Detection — Serverless forest monitoring system using AWS Lambda, Sentinel-2, and SageMaker — tracks deforestation in real-time with zero manual effort. (AWS Lambda Hackathon)
- PetFit Ai — Compassion Meets AI, Accessible Pet Care for All. (TiDB AgentX Hackathon 2025)
- PHAROS Pharmacovigilance Autonomous Reasoning and Oversight — Four-agent AI on Elastic Agent Builder that detects drug safety signals from FDA FAERS data 100x faster than manual review — protecting patients from the next Vioxx. (Elasticsearch Agent Builder Hackathon)
- ELIA - Environmental Lifecycle Intelligence Assistant — Your AI companion for a more sustainable future. Track habits, learn through play, and visualize your real-world impact. (Hack-Earth)
- Paper Machine — Your pen is the keyboard. Photograph a hand drawn state diagram, Gemini compiles it into a live program, and editing the paper edits the program. No typing, no retyping, no modelling tool. (Emberhacks Day 2026)
- 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 )
Judging criteria
Criteria as listed on the official page; weights are not stated there, so they are drawn equal. source ↗
weighted 30%: correctness and depth of the OpenCV 5
weighted 20%: originality and thoughtful use of computer vision or AI.
weighted 20%: importance of the problem, usefulness, and evidence of potential benefit.
weighted 10%: usability, accessibility, and quality of interaction.
weighted 10%: clarity of the report, code, architecture, instructions, and video.
weighted 10%: AWS deployment quality, repeatability, observability, security, and responsible-use practices.
Timeline
Submission period (from Devpost): Aug 26 - Oct 27, 2026. Deadline: Deadline: Oct 26, 2026 @ 11:45pm PDT.
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.
From the discussion board
- Eligibility for participants under 18 — rules page and overview page seem to conflict
- Slack invite link expired — can someone share a working one?
- Simulated sensor data for digital twin
- Late entry without a proposal, and the video "shows the team"
- Do the services need to be always-on or cold-start delay is acceptable?
- AWS Compute Grant Application Status — Synthesis-works
- Can we use different AWS account?
- Can teams that didn't submit an August proposal still submit a final project?
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