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ESP32

62 winning projects · 52 hackathons · 2026–2026 · hardware

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C++·36Python·36Arduino·33JavaScript·20React·13TypeScript·9OpenCV·7Gemini·6
Grand Prize: Finance Track

BlockOut

Your payment terminal just became a witness

HackDuke: Code For Good 2026 · 2026

Social Impact
ArduinoESP32GeminiSwift
Source pending review
GRAND PRIZE - Ddoski's Lab Track

Theracat

A band and a plush cat that catch anxiety in how you move — and interrupt it before it peaks. There's no app to open, no waiting room. It's already on you, alre

UC Berkeley AI Hackathon 2026 · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
ArduinoElevenLabsESP32Python
Source pending review
Grand Prize - Overall

Turn it Touch

Turn any device, however large or small, into a functional touch screen at 1/100th the cost of large companies. Improving classroom access to Smartboards and be

VikingHacks 2026 · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
C++ESP32OpenAIOpenCV+1
Source pending review
1st place overall

Aether

Contactless biometry from WIFI signals

GDG Hacks 3 · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
ESP32FastAPIPythonSQLite
Source pending review
MAIN PRIZE - First Place

Antrum MK 1

Lost underground? No GPS, no signal. Our handheld devices track each other using motion sensors and radio; giving cavers a live compass pointing straight to the

UNIHACK 2026, funded by the European Union · 2026

Infrastructure
C++ESP32MongoDBTypeScript+1
Source pending review
CI
Best Simulated Use of Circuit 1st

CircuitCourt

Finds, minimizes, and replays the event histories that make safety firmware miss real hazards—then verifies the repair on the same evidence.

STEMist Hacks IV · 2026

Education
ArduinoC++ESP32JavaScript+1
Source pending review
First Place

echoBelt

Helping deaf people feel what others hear.Wearable spatial awareness for the deaf community.

Hackaburg 2026 · 2026

Other
ArduinoC++ESP32Python
Source pending review
First Place

Industrial Inspection & Worker Safety Monitoring System

An autonomous system that inspects pipelines using vision and gas sensors while monitoring workers for distress or unconsciousness, providing real-time alerts a

Grizzly Hacks III · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
ESP32OpenCVPyTorch
Source pending review
1st Place Prize

LABKickstart

It’s nobody’s fault that modern physics experimentation is broken

IDEA Hacks 2026 · 2026

Education
ArduinoC++ESP32JavaScript+1
Source pending review
HeySalad ® 1st Place

Last Stand

A wave of cursed spirits descends on the sacred garden. Stand at its heart and resist.

The London Rork Game Hackathon · 2026

IoTGaming
ArduinoC++ESP32JavaScript+3
Source pending review
First Place Prize

OmniGlove

Robotic training is slow. OmniGlove fixes this by mirroring 3D hand motion for intuitive real-time control. By capturing natural movement, we generate AI imitat

StarkHacks · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
ESP32
Source pending review
RE
Main Track - 1st Place

Rehab Flow

Smart gloves that turn hand rehab into a game

hack.msa · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
ArduinoC++ESP32JavaScript
Source pending review
1st Place

Smart Sleeve

Automatic rehabilitation tracker to replace physical therapy consults

MACATHON 2026 · 2026

Education
ArduinoC++ESP32JavaScript+1
Source pending review
1st - Best Overall Hack

Surgy

Feel more. Learn faster. Operate better.

cuHacking7 · 2026

EducationInfrastructure
ArduinoC++ESP32
Source pending review
Track: Best Hardware Hack (John Deere Mechathon) (1st Place)

TerraGlide

TerraGlide is an autonomous leveler using dual-action parallel linkages for soil redistribution. It features AI human detection that auto-lifts the blade and tr

HackIllinois 2026 · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
ArduinoESP32PythonPyTorch+2
Source pending review
1st Place Overall

Tremorfix

Tremorfix stabilizes hand tremors using sensors, ESP32, and servo control, while tracking data for AI insights restoring independence, confidence, and dignity i

RevolutionUC 2026 · 2026

Artificial Intelligence
ArduinoC++ESP32Python+2
Source pending review
First Place Overall

wallhacks.

see people through walls.

Hack Canada 2026 · 2026

Other
ESP32
Source pending review
Social Impact Track 2nd Place

Brailed

Phone-mounted device for blind & deaf users: type in braille, read live captions on OLED, and control your phone with natural-language commands. Independence fo

JacHacks SF · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
ArduinoC++ESP32Groq+3
Source pending review
2nd Overall Hack

Brailliant

Built a low-cost Braille reader that converts PDFs into English Braille and displays each letter on a physical 6-dot Braille cell, synchronized with a web app f

BloomKnights · 2026

Accessibility
ArduinoC++ESP32JavaScript+2
Source pending review
2nd Place Prize

CPR Trainer

Educate the public with an accessible CPR trainer that eliminates the need for expensive facilities, using low-cost ESP32 hardware to provide real-time feedback

IDEA Hacks 2026 · 2026

EducationAccessibility
ArduinoC++ESP32FastAPI+3
Source pending review
Second Runner up

NeuroGuard AI: Smart Stroke Risk Monitoring

NeuroGuard AI is an AI-powered wearable platform that continuously monitors vital signs, estimates stroke risk, and enables remote patient monitoring through Io

CodeNova 2026 – National AI & Innovation Hackathon · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceHealthcare
ESP32FastAPIGeminiPython+1
Source pending review
Second Runner up

NeuroGuard AI: Smart Stroke Risk Monitoring

NeuroGuard AI is an AI-powered wearable platform that continuously monitors vital signs, estimates stroke risk, and enables remote patient monitoring through Io

Measure up · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceHealthcare
ESP32FastAPIGeminiPython+1
Source pending review
[Palantir] Best Use of Palantir AIP – 2nd Place

Sauron

From noisy RF to intelligent positioning.

Los Altos Hacks X · 2026

Other
ArduinoC++ESP32Python+1
Source pending review
Second Place Prize

VisionVest

Sense your way through the world

StarkHacks · 2026

Artificial IntelligenceEducation
ArduinoC++ESP32JavaScript+4
Source pending review