HooHacks 2026
Devpost hackathon: HooHacks 2026. Imported automatically.
- Year
- 2026
- Winning projects
- 22
- Participants
- 686
- Prize pool
- $3,800
- Platform
- Devpost
Winners
Winner
- Memory of the SunWolfram Award Winners (Opt-in)Most modern solar panels only convert about 15–20% of sunlight. Our solar panels utilize shape memory alloys to follow the sun without the use of a motor. CheapC++PythonRaspberry Pi
- Search and RescueWinnerSearch and Rescue is an AI-powered platform that lets users design buildings, create rescue scenarios, and simulate optimized first responder routes for safer e
2nd Place
- Agent GauntletBest Overall - 2nd PlaceAdversarial evaluation harness for live browser agents.ReactTailwind CSSTypeScript
3rd Place
- ScamShieldBest Overall - 3rd PlaceScamShield listens for scam calls in real time, warns seniors through lights, voice, and display alerts, and instantly notifies trusted family through a secure ElevenLabsFastAPIPython
Category Winner
- AurisBest Health & WellnessAuris uses a webcam to tag vitals (HRV/Breath) to specific PTSD clinical questions. We use Snowflake AI to cluster triggers, giving therapists objective data onFastAPIKotlin
- Chord-lessBest Art & GamingChord-less is an interactive guitar practice demo: your phone captures strums, your webcam estimates chord hand signs, and the dashboard provides live audio andJavaScriptOpenCVPython
- ClaraMLH || Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry || Digital Gift CardThis is a new way to learn public speaking. Record your talks, get a diagnostic breakdown of your speaking patterns, and catch mistakes that no human could withFastAPIOpenAIPython
- Dead... Not Alive!Best Wild West (Opt-in)A little game about a town on the borders of the Wild West. Many wanted individuals are hiding out in the town, attracting a stampede of competing bounty hunterUnity
- Frontier FinanceMLH || Best Use of Solana || Ledger Nano S PlusImagine a word where everyone had the knowledge necessary to thrive.ElevenLabsGeminiMongoDB
- HeartKeyBest HardwareDuo authentication, but with your heartFastAPIJavaScriptPython
- MediScribeMLH || Best Use of Snowflake API || Raspberry Pi 4MediScribe breaks down language barriers for ESL and non-English speakers, making sure each one is understood and cared for, all while slashing translation costDjangoElevenLabsJavaScript
- Mugen AIMLH || Best Use of ElevenLabs || Wireless EarbudsCreate your AI powered app arsenal tailored to you and your dataClaudeElevenLabsFastAPI
- SeedEngineMLH || Best Use of Gemini API || Google Swag KitsNew Plants for You.FastAPIGeminiPython
- Shaded SheriffsBest Low Level Hack (Opt-In)With Shaded Sheriffs, we enable vision by description. Our smart glasses capture the world before you, using AI to speak it aloud and turn visual barriers into ArduinoC++ESP32
- SpeakeasyBest EducationSpeak better, every day.DockerFastAPIPython
- SpryntMLH || Best Use of Auth0 || Wireless HeadphonesSprynt is an AI teammate that joins your incident calls, captures action items into Jira, and analyzes your codebase in real time to surface the root cause whilAnthropicDockerElevenLabs
- SurvivBest Accessiblity & EmpowermentA decentralized offline mesh app that turns phones into lifelinesPythonPyTorchSwift
- ThawBest BeginnerThaw kills cold outreach. Our AI matches startups, investors and enterprises by mutual intent, delivering verified and consensual warm introductions that build ClaudeGeminiNext.js
- WallHaxBest AI & Data ScienceShared situational awareness in AR: Many devices, one picture of the worldJavaScriptPythonSwift
Sponsor Prize
- CanopyBest Sustainability - Sponsored by SustainableITSmarter urban tree dispatch anywhere. Crews routed by real need, weighted by situation. Live 311 data, drought stress, and equity-weighted AI briefings. Plug anJavaScriptVercel
- foreGAStBest Financial Hack - Sponsored by Capital OneA novel financial tool aiming to forecast fertilizer price volatility to inform farmers' purchases.ClaudeDockerPython
- LoboBest AI Safety & Alignment Evaluations - Sponsored by Virginia AI Security InitiativeSurgical Precision for Safer AIFastAPIHugging FacePython