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# Slacker
created by Albert Lai, Hady Ibrahim, and Varun Kothandaraman
github : *[Slacker Github](https://github.com/albertlai431/slacker-chore)*
## Inspiration
Among shared housing, chores are a major hassle for most people to deal with organizing to ensure everyone is doing their fair share of the work. In most ca... | # Mental-Health-Tracker
## Mental & Emotional Health Diary
This project was made because we all know how much of a pressing issue that mental health and depression can have not only on ourselves, but thousands of other students. Our goal was to make something where someone could have the chance to accurately assess a... | ## What it does
Take a picture, get a 3D print of it!
## Challenges we ran into
The 3D printers going poof on the prints.
## How we built it
* AI model transforms the picture into depth data. Then post-processing was done to make it into a printable 3D model. And of course, real 3D printing.
* MASV to transfer the... | partial |
## Inspiration
*InTouch* was inspired by our joint frustration at the current system of networking. Despite constant contact with new people, we and many others, find the majority of our connections to be unutilized and superficial. Since research has shown that the strength of acquaintances is what leads to career gr... | ## Inspiration
The loneliness epidemic is a real thing and you don't get meaningful engagements with others, just by liking and commenting on Instagram posts, you get meaningful engagement by having real conversations with others, whether it's a text exchange, phone call, or zoom meeting. This project was inspired by ... | ## Inspiration
We all deal with nostalgia. Sometimes we miss our loved ones or places we visited and look back at our pictures. But what if we could revolutionize the way memories are shown? What if we said you can relive your memories and mean it literally?
## What it does
retro.act takes in a user prompt such as "... | losing |
## Inspiration
Today we live in a world that is all online with the pandemic forcing us at home. Due to this, our team and the people around us were forced to rely on video conference apps for school and work. Although these apps function well, there was always something missing and we were faced with new problems we ... | ## Inspiration
It's easy to zone off in online meetings/lectures, and it's difficult to rewind without losing focus at the moment. It could also be disrespectful to others if you expose the fact that you weren't paying attention. Wouldn't it be nice if we can just quickly skim through a list of keywords to immediately... | ## Inspiration
Every student knows the struggle that is course registration. You're tossed into an unfamiliar system with little advice and all these vague rules and restrictions to follow. All the while, courses are filling up rapidly. Far too often students—often underclassmen— are stuck without the courses they nee... | winning |
## Inspiration
We were inspired by Plaid's challenge to "help people make more sense of their financial lives." We wanted to create a way for people to easily view where they are spending their money so that they can better understand how to conserve it. Plaid's API allows us to see financial transactions, and Google ... | ## Inspiration
In the modern world, with a plethora of distractions and opportunities to spend money frivolously, the concept of saving has been neglected. Being college students ourselves, we understand the importance of every penny spent or saved. The idea of using spreadsheets to maintain balances monthly is cumber... | ## Inspiration
Resumes are boring, and we wanted something that would help us find a good job and develop our careers
## What it does
So far, it is a bundle of webpages in html
## How we built it
With teamwork
## What we learned
So much that you could call it beautiful
## What's next for Resume Customizer
We p... | partial |
## Inspiration
JetBlue challenge of YHack
## What it does
Website with sentiment analysis of JetBlue
## How I built it
Python, Data scraping, used textblob for sentiment analysis
## Challenges I ran into
choosing between textblob and nltk
## Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Having a finished product
## What ... | ## Inspiration
We got our inspiration from looking at the tools provided to us in the Hackathon. We saw that we cold use the Google API’s effectively when analyzing the sentiment of the customers review on social media platforms. With the wide range of possibilities, it gave us we got the idea of using programs to see... | ## Inspiration
We wanted to find a way to make transit data more accessible to the public as well as provide fun insights into their transit activity. As we've seen in Spotify Wrapped, people love seeing data about themselves. In addition, we wanted to develop a tool to help city organizers make data-driven decisions ... | losing |
## Inspiration
An Article, about 86 per cent of Canada's plastic waste ends up in landfill, a big part due to Bad Sorting. We thought it shouldn't be impossible to build a prototype for a Smart bin.
## What it does
The Smart bin is able, using Object detection, to sort Plastic, Glass, Metal, and Paper
We see all ar... | ## Inspiration
The EPA estimates that although 75% of American waste is recyclable, only 30% gets recycled. Our team was inspired to create RecyclAIble by the simple fact that although most people are not trying to hurt the environment, many unknowingly throw away recyclable items in the trash. Additionally, the sheer... | ## Inspiration
We are designers from Sheridan College who wanted to create a game with social impact. When we were brainstorming about issues we could tackle, we wanted to make an educational game that didn't take away any of the fun factors. A theme that caught our attention was **environment**.
Did you know that To... | winning |
## Inspiration
Our inspiration comes from our own experiences as programmers, where we realized that it was sometimes difficult (and a productivity drain), to move our right hands between our keyboard and our mouse. We wondered whether there was any possibility of redesigning a new version of the mouse to work without... | # The Guiding Hand
## Are things becoming difficult to understand? Why not use The Guiding Hand?
## The Problem
Ever since the onset of covid, the world has heavily been depending on various forms of online communication in order to keep the flow of work going. For the first time ever, we experienced teaching via zo... | ## Inspiration
Due to a lot of work and family problems, People often forget to take care of their health and food. Common health problems people know a day's faces are BP, heart problems, and Diabetics. Most people face mental health problems, due to studies, jobs, or any other problems. This Project can help people ... | losing |
## Inspiration:
The developer of the team was inspired by his laziness.
## What it does:
The script opens a web browser and lets you log in to your Tinder account. Then, it automates the swiping right process for a set amount of time.
## How we built it:
We developed a script with python and selenium.
## Challeng... | ## Inspiration
Using the Tinder app has three main drawbacks.
Firstly, why focus on someone's physical appearance when instead you can be less shallow and focus on their bio, to really get to know them as a person?
Secondly, the app is more of a solo activity - why not include your friends on your lovemaking decisio... | ## Inspiration
There are many scary things in the world ranging from poisonous spiders to horrifying ghosts, but none of these things scare people more than the act of public speaking. Over 75% of humans suffer from a fear of public speaking but what if there was a way to tackle this problem? That's why we created Str... | losing |
## Inspiration
Have you ever lost a valuable item that’s really important to you, only for it to never be seen again?
* Over **60% of people** have lost something in their lifetime.
* In the **US alone**, over **400 million items** are lost and found every year.
* The average person loses up to **nine items** every d... | ## Inspiration
We hear all the time that people want a dog but they don't want the committment and yet there's still issues with finding a pet sitter! We flipped the 'tinder'-esque mobile app experience around to reflect just how many people are desparate and willing to spend time with a furry friend!
## What it does... | ## Why We Created **Here**
As college students, one question that we catch ourselves asking over and over again is – “Where are you studying today?” One of the most popular ways for students to coordinate is through texting. But messaging people individually can be time consuming and awkward for both the inviter and t... | losing |
## Inspiration
Inspired by [SIU Carbondale's Green Roof](https://greenroof.siu.edu/siu-green-roof/), we wanted to create an automated garden watering system that would help address issues ranging from food deserts to lack of agricultural space to storm water runoff.
## What it does
This hardware solution takes in mo... | ## Inspiration
As the world progresses into the digital age, there is a huge simultaneous focus on creating various sources of clean energy that is sustainable and affordable. Unfortunately, there is minimal focus on ways to sustain the increasingly rapid production of energy. Energy is wasted everyday as utility comp... | If we take a moment to stop and think of those who can't speak or hear, we will realize and be thankful for what we have. To make the lives of these differently ables people, we needed to come up with a solution and here we present you with Proximity.
Proximity uses the Myo armband for sign recognition and an active v... | partial |
## Inspiration
The inspiration behind MoodJournal comes from a desire to reflect on and cherish the good times, especially in an era where digital overload often makes us overlook the beauty of everyday moments. We wanted to create a digital sanctuary where users can not only store their daily and memories but also di... | # Emotify
## Inspiration
We all cared deeply about mental health and we wanted to help those in need. 280 million people have depression in this world. However, we found out that people play a big role in treating depression - some teammates have experienced this first hand! So, we created Emotify, which brings back ... | ## Inspiration
As someone who has always wanted to speak in ASL (American Sign Language), I have always struggled with practicing my gestures, as I, unfortunately, don't know any ASL speakers to try and have a conversation with. Learning ASL is an amazing way to foster an inclusive community, for those who are hearing... | losing |
## Inspiration
Our team firmly believes that a hackathon is the perfect opportunity to learn technical skills while having fun. Especially because of the hardware focus that MakeUofT provides, we decided to create a game! This electrifying project places two players' minds to the test, working together to solve variou... | ## Inspiration
In online documentaries, we saw visually impaired individuals and their vision consisted of small apertures. We wanted to develop a product that would act as a remedy for this issue.
## What it does
When a button is pressed, a picture is taken of the user's current view. This picture is then analyzed ... | ## Inspiration
The best learning is interactive. We have an interest in education, Virtual Reality, and fun. This was the intersection.
## What it does
Beginning of an interactive, 3-dimensional Virtual Reality game. Our vision for this game is rooted in education and fun, designed to draw on users' knowledge of wor... | winning |
## Inspiration
Our inspiration came from the challenge proposed by Varient, a data aggregation platform that connects people with similar mutations together to help doctors and users.
## What it does
Our application works by allowing the user to upload an image file. The image is then sent to Google Cloud’s Document... | ## Inspiration
The inspiration for this project came from UofTHacks Restoration theme and Varient's project challenge. The initial idea was to detect a given gene mutation for a given genetic testing report. This is an extremely valuable asset for the medical community, given the current global situation with the COVI... | ## Inspiration
More than 2.7 million pets will be killed over the next year because shelters cannot accommodate them. Many of them will be abandoned by owners who are unprepared for the real responsibilities of raising a pet, and the vast majority of them will never find a permanent home. The only sustainable solution... | losing |
## Inspiration
Our inspiration for TRACY came from the desire to enhance tennis training through advanced technology. One of our members was a former tennis enthusiast who has always strived to refine their skills. They soon realized that the post-game analysis process took too much time in their busy schedule. We aim... | ## Inspiration
Imagine: A major earthquake hits. Thousands call 911 simultaneously. In the call center, a handful of operators face an impossible task. Every line is ringing. Every second counts. There aren't enough people to answer every call.
This isn't just hypothetical. It's a real risk in today's emergency servic... | ## Inspiration
Our inspiration for creating this AI project stemmed from the desire to leverage current technology to enhance the lives of our community members, particularly the elderly. Recognizing the difficulties faced by aging individuals, including our own grandparents, to embrace technological advancements, and... | winning |
# Inspiration
As a team we decided to develop a service that we thought would not only be extremely useful to us, but to everyone around the world that struggles with storing physical receipts. We were inspired to build an eco friendly as well as innovative application that targets the pain points behind filing receip... | ## Inspiration
The inspiration for our project stems from the increasing trend of online shopping and the declining foot traffic in physical stores. Our goal was to provide a unique and engaging experience for customers, encouraging them to visit physical stores and rediscover the joy of in-person shopping. We wanted ... | ## Inspiration
Games are the only force in the known universe that can get people to take actions against their self-interest, in a predictable way, without using force. I have been attracted to Game Development for a while and I was planning to make something of my own and I love First Person Shooting games so, I tho... | winning |
## What it does
Khaledifier replaces all quotes and images around the internet with pictures and quotes of DJ Khaled!
## How we built it
Chrome web app written in JS interacts with live web pages to make changes.
The app sends a quote to a server which tokenizes words into types using NLP
This server then makes a ca... | ## Inspiration
Inspired by a team member's desire to study through his courses by listening to his textbook readings recited by his favorite anime characters, functionality that does not exist on any app on the market, we realized that there was an opportunity to build a similar app that would bring about even deeper ... | ## Inspiration
Our team was united in our love for animals, and our anger about the thousands of shelter killings that happen every day due to overcrowding. In order to raise awareness and educate others about the importance of adopting rather than shopping for their next pet, we framed this online web application fro... | winning |
## Inspiration
As university students, we often find that we have groceries in the fridge but we end up eating out and the groceries end up going bad.
## What It Does
After you buy groceries from supermarkets, you can use our app to take a picture of your receipt. Our app will parse through the items in the receipts... | ## Inspiration
Being frugal students, we all wanted to create an app that would tell us what kind of food we could find around us based on a budget that we set. And so that’s exactly what we made!
## What it does
You give us a price that you want to spend and the radius that you are willing to walk or drive to a res... | ## Inspiration
As a group of avid travelers and adventurers we all share the same problem: googling "places to visit" for hours, deliberating reviews, etc. We really wished someone did all that for us. This inspired us to create WizeWay.AI, which creates a personalized itinerary using AI algorithms.
## What it does
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## Inspiration
Osu! players often use drawing tablets instead of a normal mouse and keyboard setup because a tablet gives more precision than a mouse can provide. These tablets also provide a better way to input to devices. Overuse of conventional keyboards and mice can lead to carpal tunnel syndrome, and can be diffi... | Fujifusion is our group's submission for Hack MIT 2018. It is a data-driven application for predicting corporate credit ratings.
## Problem
Scholars and regulators generally agree that credit rating agency failures were at the center of the 2007-08 global financial crisis.
## Solution
\*Train a machine learning mod... | ## Inspiration
Self-driving cars seem to be the focus of the cutting-edge industry. Although there have been many self-driving cars (such as Tesla), none of them have been ported to the cloud to allow for modularity and availability to everyone. Perhaps self-driving can be served just as how IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS are s... | winning |
## Inspiration
We’ve all had the experience of needing assistance with a task but not having friends available to help. As a last resort, one has to resort to large, class-wide GroupMe’s to see if anyone can help. But most students have those because they’re filled with a lot of spam. As a result, the most desperate c... | ## Inspiration
As university students, we have been noticing issues with very large class sizes. With lectures often being taught to over 400 students, it becomes very difficult and anxiety-provoking to speak up when you don't understand the content. As well, with classes of this size, professors do not have time to a... | ## Inspiration
Being Asian-Canadian, we had parents who had to immigrate to Canada. As newcomers, adjusting to a new way of life was scary and difficult. Our parents had very few physical possessions and assets, meaning they had to buy everything from winter clothes to pots and pans. Ensuring we didn't miss any sales ... | partial |
## 💡 INSPIRATION 💡
Many students have **poor spending habits** and losing track of one's finances may cause **unnecessary stress**. As university students ourselves, we're often plagued with financial struggles. As young adults down on our luck, we often look to open up a credit card or take out student loans to hel... | ## Inspiration
Our inspiration came from the annoying amount of times we have had to take out a calculator after a meal with friends and figure out how much to pay each other, make sure we have a common payment method (Venmo, Zelle), and remember if we paid each other back or not a week later. So to answer this questi... | ## Inspiration
We were looking at the Apple Magic TrackPads last week since they seemed pretty cool. But then we saw the price tag, $130! That's crazy! So we set out to create a college student budget friendly "magic" trackpad.
## What it does
Papyr is a trackpad for your computer that is just a single sheet of pape... | losing |
# DeezSquats: Break PRs, not spines!
💪 Tired of feeling stuck? 🏋️♀️ Ready to take control of your health and fitness without the risk of injury? **DeezSquats** is your personalized fitness coach, designed to make exercise safe, enjoyable, and accessible for everyone.
❌ No more guesswork, no more fear. ✅ Our real-t... | **Come check out our fun Demo near the Google Cloud Booth in the West Atrium!! Could you use a physiotherapy exercise?**
## The problem
A specific application of physiotherapy is that joint movement may get limited through muscle atrophy, surgery, accident, stroke or other causes. Reportedly, up to 70% of patients gi... | ## Inspiration
We visit many places, we know very less about the historic events or the historic places around us. Today In History notifies you of historic places near you so that you do not miss them.
## What it does
Today In History notifies you about important events that took place exactly on the same date as t... | partial |
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