ROSS - Remote Operated Semantic Sketching
A robot that draws paintings onto a blind person's palm with warm and cold brushes, with narration.
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Winning mechanism
human stakes
A specific person with a real consequence is on the other side of the product.
9confirmed winners
10analyzed projects
3kinds of event
At student major league events
SpeakEasy
Behavioral-interview practice that scores what you say and how you say it from video.
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At open source community events
Vision agent with ASL mode
A kagent-based agent that captures webcam photos and transforms them into AI-augmented media, with an American Sign Language mode.
At agency open data challenge events
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G.R.O.W. (Team I.O.)
Ask a voice agent about wildfires near you in plain language; it queries NASA FIRMS and weather data and moves the map for you.
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AakashNet (Photonics Odyssey)
Satellite broadband for India designed as sovereign national infrastructure: low-cost phased-array terminals linked to a laser-meshed LEO constellation.
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PureFlow
A habitat layout tool that doubles as a survival simulator: model in 3D, compute crew needs live, and test the design against real solar-storm alerts.
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QUEÑARIS
Smart reforestation of Arequipa's queñua forests against water scarcity, combining NASA vegetation indices, drone mapping, AI and native microorganisms.
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SpaceGenes+
Interactive dashboard showing how radiation and microgravity together affect astronaut health at the molecular level.
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Henry's Farm Adventures (Zumorroda-X)
A story-driven farming game: travel with Henry to farmers facing floods, heat, drought and salty soil, and solve each with real NASA satellite data.
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WOKI
Ask for help and coordinate rescues without internet, with remote visibility once the network returns.
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