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Uncommon Hacks 2026

Devpost hackathon: Uncommon Hacks 2026. Imported automatically.

Year
2026
Winning projects
9
Participants
136
Prize pool
$6,200
Platform
Devpost

Winners

Category Winner

  • Cheetah.aiBest Use of SnowflakeServing engines are blind to intent. Cheetah.ai reads the workflow DAG to pre-warm the right document between agent calls. The cold prefill doesn't disappear: iPythonStreamlit
  • DatalakeBest Inference (Wafer)Universities own a multi-billion-dollar AI training corpus they can't sell. Datalake's Wafer agent loop catalogs ownership and labels research in one pass — mesPythonReactSQL
  • DispatchBest Use of ElevenLabsDisaster relief system using Snowflake to turn victim calls into structured, prioritized rescue requests shown on a responder map with location, urgency, and neElevenLabs
  • Fish KingMost UncommonConnect and Compete with local fishermen to become king of the lake. Leverage our ensemble of ML models to find the best spots to fishC++ClaudePython
  • StatelensBest Acceleration (Tensormesh)The model-agnostic observation compression layer for UI agents. Turns screenshot streams into compact state events — 40-50% cheaper, up to 100% accurate, drop-iClaudeTypeScript

Other

  • AI Forecasting TrackAgents for Prediction Markets (Sigma Lab)We built an AI agent that argues with itself before making a prediction to beat real-money traders on prediction markets.Python
  • Being NemoGame DesignBeing Nemo is a 3rd-person survival game where you are a clownfish clearing litter before it suffocates the ecosystem, while dodging predators—showing the real Unity
  • Deferred-Execution Attacks Against AI Control MonitorsAI Safety (XLab)Catching AI sabotage that fires after the monitor stops watching.AnthropicDockerPython
  • Life StorySocial ImpactWhen Alzheimer’s blurs the memories, love can still find its way back. Life Story is a living album that keeps familiar faces, voices, and moments close to homeElevenLabsFigmaNext.js