About the Challenge

This hackathon focuses on creating innovative and impactful products that leverage AWS Bedrock's capabilities. While we encourage clean and functional code, the primary emphasis will be on the final product's impact and novelty. We're looking for solutions that effectively solve real-world problems and demonstrate measurable impact on users or society. Innovation and creativity are key—how uniquely are you using AWS Bedrock, and what novel features or approaches make your solution stand out? A seamless and intuitive user experience across different devices is essential, as is a clear market need and potential for scalability. Your presentation should effectively communicate your product's value and showcase its key features. While code quality is important, this hackathon prioritizes the impact and novelty of your final product. We're excited to see creative solutions that demonstrate the potential of AWS Bedrock in addressing real-world challenges.

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Requirements

What to build

We're looking for applications that bring AI to underserved spaces, eg:

  • A voice-activated assistant that helps small restaurant owners manage inventory
  • A multimodal tool that transforms spoken descriptions into visual art concepts
  • An AI companion that makes artisanal crafting more accessible to beginners
  • A voice interface for manual laborers to document work without stopping their tasks
  • A generative system that helps independent musicians compose and arrange music
  • Tools that bring tech innovation to traditional cultural practices and skills

What to Submit

  • GitHub repository link (public or with access granted to judges)
  • Brief documentation explaining your project concept and implementation
  • List of AWS services and foundation models utilized
  • Any special setup instructions for evaluating your project
  • Contact information for all team members

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Prizes

$2,000 in prizes
First Place
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Most Creative
$500 in cash
1 winner

Best Design
$500 in cash
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Daniel O'Laughlin

Daniel O'Laughlin
Solutions Architect, AWS

Tobias Hanl

Tobias Hanl
Head of AI, Rilla

Kunal Abichandani

Kunal Abichandani
Head of Product and Design, Rilla

Alexander Jabbour

Alexander Jabbour
Lead Software Engineer, Rilla

Mara Dimofte

Mara Dimofte
Lead Software Engineer, Rilla

Sam Farber

Sam Farber
Solutions Architect, AWS

Yash Sanghavi

Yash Sanghavi
Software Engineer Team Lead- GenAI, Meta

Judging Criteria

  • User Experience
    Intuitive navigation and clear user flow that requires minimal learning, consistent, accessible design that works well across different devices and screen sizes.
  • Business Value
    Clear monetization strategy with realistic revenue projections, identifiable target market with validated need and growth potential
  • Innovation & Creativity
    Unique solution approach that differentiates from existing solutions, creative use of technology to solve the problem in an unexpected way
  • Impact
    Measurable positive effect on the target users or community, potential for scaling the solution to reach a larger audience
  • Presentation
    Clear, concise explanation of the problem and solution, professional demo that effectively showcases the product's key features

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