Saturday, April 12th - Sunday, April 13th.
Applications and more information can be found at catapulthacks.com.
Prize valuation calculated with teams of 6
Requirements
1. Projects submitted for Catapult must have been started during the event. Only high level design or overall ideas can be worked on before the event, submissions of old projects are not permitted.
2. No cross submissions will be allowed at Catapult (ie. submissions to/from other hackathons).
3. Repositories for your code must be public (ie. GitHub, Dropbox, Google Drive).
4. Every member on the Devpost submission must be registered for Catapult.
5. We will not allow Catapult hackers to participate on multiple teams and create multiple submissions.
For all of the tracks (besides best overall), you will need to opt in to be considered for the track. If you opt in for the most funny track, you will not be considered for any other tracks. Also, be sure that your project qualifies for the tracks you opted in for. For example, if you opted in for Best Use of AI (no wrapper) but used a wrapper, you will be deducted overall points. For all tracks besdies most funny, you will be considered for Best Overall
Prizes
Best Overall Project - iPad 10th generation, per team member
iPad 10th generation, per team member.
$100/month for 6 months per team in Vercel credits.
Awarded to the team with the most outstanding project, considering innovation, execution, and impact.
(Total valuation: $2400)
Runner Up - Kindle Paperwhite
Kindle Paperwhite, per team member.
$100/month for 6 months per team in Vercel credits.
Runner up in the overall category for the most outstanding project, considering innovation, execution, and impact.
(Total valuation: $1560)
Best AI-Driven Solution (No Wrapper Models) - 2000 GPU-hours on RCAC H100-80GB
2000 GPU-hours on RCAC H100-80GB on Gautschi-AI cluster ($1500).
$100/month for 6 months per team in Vercel credits.
Given to the project that demonstrates the most innovative AI application utilizing trained models that you implement. Using frozen models as part of your solution is acceptable, but projects that could be achieved with API calls or basic fine-tuning will not qualify.
(Total valuation: $2600)
Most Promising AI Startup Idea - Polaroid Cameras, per team member
Fujifilm Polaroid Camera, per team member.
$100/month for 6 months per team in Vercel credits.
Given to the project that has the strongest potential for real world impact, scalability, or business viability.
(Total valuation: $1080)
Best Browser Automation Project - Sony WH-1000XM4 Headphones, per team member
Sony WH-1000XM4 Headphones, per team member.
$100/month for 6 months per team in Vercel credits.
Given to the project that has the best use of AI agents to automate web experiences (Sponsored by Anon)
(Total valuation: $2100)
Best Hardware Integration - Projector, per team member
Projector, per team member.
$100/month for 6 months per team in Vercel credits.
For the best project that incorporates AI with physical devices, robotics, sensors, or other hardware.
(Total valuation: $960)
Funniest or Most Entertaining Project - Massage Gun, per team member
Massage Gun, per team member.
$100/month for 6 months per team in Vercel credits.
Recognizing a project that’s creative, humorous, or just plain fun. (Teams interested in this category must exclusively apply for this track to be considered.)
(Total valuation: $780)
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Vivek Yadav
Stripe
Hardik Patel
Anon
Kaushik Immadisetty
Purdue Innovates
Saurabh Bagchi
Purdue University
Judging Criteria
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Innovation
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Technical Prowess
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Real-life applicability
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Impact
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Creativity
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Judge's Pick
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