Hacktech by Caltech 2026
Devpost hackathon: Hacktech by Caltech 2026. Imported automatically.
- Year
- 2026
- Winning projects
- 23
- Participants
- 198
- Prize pool
- $72,900
- Platform
- Devpost
Winners
Winner
- EchoListen Labs x HackTech: Interview WinnersEcho simulates how your workforce will react to a policy, in real behavior, crash testing your HR decisions before rollout.ClaudeFastAPINext.js
- PropSimListen Labs x HackTech: Interview WinnersPropSim is a zero-risk AI swarm simulation that lets politicians predict viral network effects before they occur. Mathematically validated by simulation on CaliPython
Category Winner
- amyIFM x Hacktech - Best Use of K2 Think V2Amy (amygdala) is the empathy layer that gives vision-language models human-centered data so people stop deciding with half the picture.AnthropicFastAPIJavaScript
- MatterportLoveable x HackTech - Best use of LovableThe architect in your browser.Walk through every room in 3D. Swap walls, drop in real furniture, and get AI-powered analysis of your heating, WiFi, and acousticClaudeReactTypeScript
- Nova AI[MLH] Best Use of Backboard - Tile Essentials PackVoiceBridge is an AI agent that learns and executes workflows across any software on your computer - even apps it has never seen before. Already deployed and reJavaScript
- PhishTank[MLH] Best Use of Gemma 4 - Google Swag KitsPeople are often the weakest link in security. Our extension uses AI sandboxes with K2 Think V2 and Gemma 4 to analyze links and deliver real-time safety insighDocker
- ResonaLoveable x HackTech - Best use of LovableEvery emotion has a unique resonance. Resona finds yours and matches it with music that lifts your mood. We don’t just generate random songs—we reason about howPythonPyTorch
- SentinelBest Use of AI - Mac Mini with Apple M4 chipPredict, Prevent, InterveneFastAPIGeminiReact
- SkyNetBest Creativity - Logitech MX MASTER 4 MiceAI that can see like a human.PythonPyTorch
- SoilTuneLoveable x HackTech - Best use of LovableFarmers lose up to 75% of their yield to guesswork. SoilTune reads your soil live and turns it into an strategic plan.LangChainSupabase
- Sova[MLH] Best Use of ElevenLabs - Wireless EarbudsAI-powered First Responder for Post-Operation ComplicationsKotlinLangChainOpenAI
- vima.[MLH] Best Use of Solana - Ledger Nano S Plusvisual intelligence for multimodal annotationClaudeFastAPIGemini
- Wavelength[MLH] Best .Tech Domain Name - Desktop MicrophoneWavelength 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
Other
- AesthesisSideshift x HackTech - Cash Prize + InterviewNeuroscience-backed simulation of human feedbackFastAPIPostgreSQLPython
- CourtlySideshift x HackTech - Cash Prize + InterviewOne tool. Under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.ClaudeGeminiMongoDB
- Cuda ShieldCybersecurity/Safety - NuPhy Air 75 v3 KeyboardCudaShield is a GPU-accelerated network intrusion detection system that scans network traffic for malicious patterns ~60x faster than a CPU baseline and 3x fast
- Iron WorldIronsite x HackTech - Cash PrizePOV construction camera footage is grainy, shaky, and open-ended, making it hard to analyze using AI. Iron World reconstructs scenes digitally to assist vLLMs aClaudeDockerGemini
- KinovaYC x HackTech - YC Office HoursMost fitness apps assume experience. For beginners, neither proper form nor resolve is guaranteed. Our project integrates AI for real-time feedback and a gamifiJavaScriptTypeScript
- Lab LogSideshift x HackTech - Cash Prize + InterviewLabLog is an AI-powered laboratory notebook that eliminates the friction of documenting experiments in real time.ClaudeGeminiJavaScript
- NewZSideshift x HackTech - Cash Prize + InterviewNewz turns the footage people are already recording into multi-angle local news, automatically with no editing, no captions, no profiles. Just point, shoot, andClaudeFastAPIGemini
- RecruittYC x HackTech - YC InterviewYour job search, on autopilot.TypeScript
- SiftYC x HackTech - YC Office HoursAI knowledge infra for humans and agentsPythonReactSupabase
- WorldForkListen Labs x HackTech: Simulate HumanityFork reality into multiverses, simulating how societies mutate and cascade across alternate futures. Powered by sociology, mechanistic interpretation, and cohorPython