
Competition Results
The Boston Makers & Innovators Challenge concluded with great success on January 31, 2026, at Newton North High School, bringing together an extraordinary community of young innovators. More than 120 students from over 70 schools, representing grades K–10, gathered to present bold ideas, interdisciplinary thinking, and forward-looking solutions to real-world challenges.The competition was evaluated by a distinguished panel of eight judges, including professors from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, leading artificial intelligence experts, nationally recognized science educators, and accomplished entrepreneurs. Upholding the highest standards of integrity and academic excellence, the jury conducted a rigorous and impartial review to determine this year’s top honors.Award recipients represent the highest level of distinction among this year’s competitors, and we extend our warmest congratulations to these exceptional students. Their achievements reflect remarkable creativity, intellectual curiosity, and a commitment to shaping the future through innovation.We also celebrate every participant for the courage to explore, to question, and to imagine what is possible. The Boston Makers & Innovators Challenge remains dedicated to empowering the next generation of thinkers, builders, and problem-solvers — young leaders who will help define the future of science, technology, and humanity.

Committee Award
Grand Award
Most Popular: Wenhao Xia
Judge's Choice: Catherine Moy
Creatvie Explorer Award: Mia Xu
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Special Award
Most Useful Chatbot Award: Larry Zuo
Outstanding Innovation Award: Emma Geng
Best Technical Design: Jayden Zheng
Most Artistic Award: Ethan Lu
Most Popular Design: Kevin Zhang
Most Engineering Concept Award: Freya Tan
Most Useful Design: Olivia Sheng

NeuroMaker AI Competition
1st $200
Eric Xie, Kevin Zhu
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2nd $100
Darren Xie, Dylan Wang
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3st $50
Lucas Lei, Alesandra Weiberg, Rex Lin, Hongyu Liang, Timofey Ramankevich, Edgar Ng, Pinzhe Hu Paco,Peiyu Li
Creative Robot
Gold Innovator Award
Owen Zhu
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Silver Innovator Award
Solomon Meeron
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Bronze Innovator Award
James Mattus
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Future Maker Award
Claire Tan, Edgar K Qiao, Edwin Tan, Even Qu, Jacob Xue, Lucas Lei, Luke Lu, Max An, Olivia Sheng, Milo Zhu, Christopher Lu


Obstacle Avoiding
Gold Innovator Award
Mason Wang
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Silver Innovator Award
Benjamin Pompilio
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Bronze Innovator Award
Wenhao Xia
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Future Maker Award
Alex Cheng, Luke Weng, Vincent Geng, Raymond Wang, Ben Liu, Rex Lin, Reina Zhao, Albert Zhang, Eric Xie, Kevin Zhang
AI Chat Robot
Gold Innovator Award
Abigail Chen
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Silver Innovator Award
Mia Wang
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Bronze Innovator Award
Alan Zhang
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Future Maker Award
Raymond Jin


Sustainable City
Gold Innovator Award
Catherine Moy
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Silver Innovator Award
Abigail Yu
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Bronze Innovator Award
Emily Tan
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Future Maker Award
Lilia Wu-Sun, Madelyn Shen, William Liu, Charlie Li, Joan Guo, James Zhang
Gravity Power Car
Gold Innovator Award
Theo Hu
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Silver Innovator Award
Tianyong Sun
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Bronze Innovator Award
Iris Gao
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Future Maker Award
Owen Zhang


Innovation Competition
Gold Innovator Award
Andrew Sun, Erin Sun
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Silver Innovator Award
Ethan Lu
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Bronze Innovator Award
Abigail Chen
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Best Real World Innovation
Adela Wu-Sun
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Future Maker Award
Benjamin Liu
3D Print & Laser Cutter Designs
Gold Innovator Award
Gabriel Gonzalez-Atanasav, Audrey (Linxi) Yan
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Silver Innovator Award
Alex Cheng
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Bronze Innovator Award
Wenhao Xia
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Future Maker Award
Lucas Lei, Christopher Lu, Claire Tan, Constance Lei Chang, Edward Xing, Edwin Tan, Henry Backaler, Jacob Urman, Madelyn Shen, Aivree Chen, Albert Chen, Roger Pei, Timofey Ramankevich, Abigail Yu, Alyssa Xue, Vincent Geng, Abigail Chen, Max An, Raymond Wang, Emma Geng

