HackPrinceton Spring '26
Devpost hackathon: HackPrinceton Spring '26. Imported automatically.
- Year
- 2026
- Winning projects
- 24
- Participants
- 409
- Prize pool
- $3,500
- Platform
- Devpost
Winners
1st Place
- AsclepiusAI Research and Alignment Environments by d_model [$500 for 1st, $250 for 2nd, $125 for 3rd (Amazon gift cards)]Asclepius turns 10,000 messy Indian healthcare records into trusted decisions for patients, planners & hospitals—every answer cited, every uncertainty shown. OnPostgreSQLPythonReact
- AtlasBest AI-Powered App by Orchids (1st place: $300 cash, 2nd place: $200 cash)Implementing SGA-AR for Space Exploration
- CitadailBest AI-Powered App by Orchids (1st place: $300 cash, 2nd place: $200 cash)Citadail is an AI-native hedge fund where specialized AI coworkers research companies, build stock decision pitches, pass PM/risk checks, open paper trades, andGeminiReactTypeScript
- ConfabAI Research and Alignment Environments by d_model [$500 for 1st, $250 for 2nd, $125 for 3rd (Amazon gift cards)]Detecting LLM confabulation from hidden-state geometry so AI tools in education can flag unreliable outputs before students trust them.PythonPyTorchStreamlit
- GreenChainBest agent swarm hosted on Dedalus Containers by Dedalus [$500 for 1st place]Sustainable procurement shouldn’t be guesswork.FastAPIGeminiReact
- Object State Tracking in Language ModelsAI Research and Alignment Environments by d_model [$500 for 1st, $250 for 2nd, $125 for 3rd (Amazon gift cards)]I investigate whether language models can track evolving object states across multi-step narratives or fail at state overwriting.PythonPyTorch
Category Winner
- EmberBest Hardware HackEmber is an autonomous first-responder robot that neutralizes flames at the moment of detection. Uses local machine learning to identify flames and a servo-actuArduinoPython
- Hop-ItBest Rookie HackDraw levels on paper, play it and let AI remix it.ReactVercel
- Larp N LearnBest GameLarp N Learn - Larp your way to learningFastAPIReact
- LEGRBest Business and Enterprise HackRocket Money on steroids: a fleet of autonomous finance agents for startups.ClaudeJavaScriptOpenAI
- Live Laugh Plant[MLH] Best Domain Name from GoDaddy RegistryLive, Laugh, Plant turns our real-life eco choices into a living pixel world. Scan products to get AI carbon grades, log sustainable actions, and watch your barJavaScriptReactSQLite
- Saynario[MLH] Best Use of ElevenLabsVoice-first AI roleplay for real-world language practice with instant fluency feedback.AnthropicDockerElevenLabs
- ShakeUR[MLH] Best Use of DigitalOceanWaking up to the alarm is cool and all but imagine getting up and starting dancing to your favorite music. ShakeUR is an alarm clock that can only be shut off bOpenCVPythonTypeScript
- ShapeUp[MLH] Best Use of Gemini APIThe most immersive virtual haircut experience ever—so you can see exactly what your hair would look like before messing up a terrible haircut.FirebaseNext.jsPython
- Someone Save UsBest Entertainment and Media HackHelp them escape the flooding island!!PythonTypeScript
- SparkBest Education Hack3D environment of your fav memories. Captured by Rover.
- VITALBest Healthcare HackOur AI-powered VLM camera system that continuously monitors waiting rooms to detect signs of patient deterioration and flag high-risk cases in real time, givingClaudeElevenLabsReact
- WaterShield AlertsBest Sustainability HackAn automated system to detect and prevent water leakages/bursts in piping systemsArduinoESP32JavaScript
Other
- AletheiaWhat would you build on top of a user’s purchase data? by KnotAPI [3 Prizes]Aletheia surfaces class-action settlements you’d never hear about by matching your real purchase history to open claims, then gives you the proof to file.ClaudeGeminiJavaScript
- FlannerWhat would you build on top of a user’s purchase data? by KnotAPI [3 Prizes]Food Planer - A mirror on your delivery habits.GeminiPython
- Shomi: Shop without leaving iMessageWhat would you build on top of a user’s purchase data? by KnotAPI [3 Prizes]Skip the noise. Use your purchase history to streamline shopping, entirely through iMessage.LangChainSQLiteTypeScript
- suppl.aiBuild What Actually Runs Monday by Eragon [Mac Mini]See the supply chain shock before it hits your P&L. Agentic signal to approved mitigation in under 60 seconds.FastAPIGeminiPostgreSQL
- WavelengthAgents in iMessage by Photon [Cash Prize]Wavelength is a private social coach for neurodivergent people. It nudges you during conversations if you miss a cue, then breaks down the interaction so you caPostgreSQLReactTypeScript
- WiseBuysWhat would you build on top of a user’s purchase data? by KnotAPI [3 Prizes]WiseGuys connects purchase history with personal values to recommend better products, reward aligned spending, and help vendors reach the right customers througFastAPIGeminiPostgreSQL