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HackUSF 2026

Devpost hackathon: HackUSF 2026. Imported automatically.

Year
2026
Winning projects
16
Participants
280
Prize pool
$9,500
Platform
Devpost

Winners

1st Place

  • A.N.R (Agentic Nuclear Reactor)Best Overall 1stCan you imagine having a proper AI being able to help streamline efficiencies, not just in everyday, but in complex tasks such as running a fusion reactor?FastAPIGeminiPython

2nd Place

  • RecallBest Overall 2ndRecall is a networking memory that runs on your glasses. It captions the conversation, remembers who you met and what they're raising, and hands it back with onSwift

3rd Place

  • VigilEyesBest Overall 3rdTruckers drive 11+ hours daily in isolation. VigilEyes uses custom YOLOv8 and sensor fusion to detect fatigue and swerving, providing a real-time risk score to FlaskJavaScriptPython

Category Winner

  • CareCallBest Beginner HackLost after medical discharge? CareCall calls you — in your language, in a caring voice — to check in, answer questions, and make sure you actually understand whElevenLabsPythonReact
  • Crisis-Net[MLH] Best Use of .TechCrisis-Net is a real-time disaster response dashboard that utilizes AI agents to detect threats, record severity, map impact, locate shelter, and send targeted GeminiPythonReact
  • DontCollapseBest Design HackDontCollapse uses AI to identify high-risk urban zones by analyzing flood, infrastructure, and social data, delivering fragility scores and clear actions to preFastAPIGroqJavaScript
  • Echo VestBest AI HackAn AI vest designed to assist the visually impaired, it detects objects, vibrates in the corresponding direction, and has voice commands to list any obstructionC++JavaScriptPython
  • ElderWatch[MLH] Best Use of Snowflake APISometimes we need a helping hand in taking care of our loved ones.FastAPIPythonReact
  • GuidoMost Innovative HackGetting where you need to go should never be the hard part.ArduinoElevenLabsPython
  • Pooh-Virtual-Companion[MLH] Best Use of ElevenLabsMeet Pooh, a physical AI companion designed to be there for you. Inspired by the loved character of Winnie the Pooh, it listens, responds with empathy, all throAnthropicElevenLabs
  • ResponseOne[MLH] Best Use of Gemini APIRespond to incidents before they’re reported. Real-time AI analysis of public footage enables immediate detection and faster, informed response.GeminiMongoDBNext.js

Other

  • BowserGoogle Cloud: Building a Self-Healing World with Google ADKTurning rehab into heroic playElevenLabsFastAPIGemini
  • NovaBayClimate Teach-In Sustainability Challenge: Living by the water; A Civic Challenge for Environmental Resilience.Build Smarter. Build Safer.AnthropicClaude
  • Solace.aiOracle: Technology in Service of HumanitySolace.ai is a real-time AI voice companion that provides comfort for children in hospital care, with a stuffed animal as its physical interface.FastAPIJavaScriptOpenAI
  • T.I.T.A.N. - Tampa Intelligent Threat Analysis NetworkGoogle Cloud: Building a Self-Healing World with Google ADKTITAN is an AI emergency system using parallel agents for floods, roads, and risk. It self-corrects with QA loops and shares real-time updates for faster, equitPythonTypeScript
  • Use ProtechtionNextEra Energy Challenge: Malware Analysis ChallengeManually dissecting malware takes hours. Our platform replaces this entire process with a single file upload and an AI agent team that provides results in minutClaudeDockerFastAPI