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2026 MakeNJIT Hardware hackathon

Devpost hackathon: 2026 MakeNJIT Hardware hackathon. Imported automatically.

Year: 2026
Winning projects: 3
Participants: 116
Prize pool: $3,000
Platform: Devpost

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Winners

1st Place

Pulse BotFirst PlacePulseBot the robot that enters collapsed buildings before humans do. It detects survivors via CO2, heat & sound, then sends responders in with exact coordinatesArduino C++

2nd Place

Emergency Sensor GauntletSecond PlaceA lack of reliable integrated information on one device in low signal environment for disaster environment situations has created a need for our EMS personnel.Arduino Python PyTorch

3rd Place

EmberThird PlaceEmber is an autonomous first-responder robot that neutralizes flames at the moment of detection. Uses local machine learning to identify flames and a servo-actuArduino Python