Here are the 2018 US Imagine Cup Finalists competing for $10,000!

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First published on MSDN on Apr 16, 2018

Imagine Cup is about empowering bright, young students to create solutions with the potential for global impact.

This year is no different, and I am excited to announce the 12 teams that will travel to San Francisco in May to compete for $10,000, and a trip to represent the United States in the Imagine Cup World Finals this summer.

The innovation from this year’s students is inspiring and utilizes Azure to its greatest extent! From a companion robot for wheelchair users to a mixed reality app to help with a fear of public speaking. The ingenuity these student developers will bring to the competition is sure to be both thrilling and limitless.

So, without further ado, let’s meet the Finalist teams coming to San Francisco!

Project	Universities	Project Description
Boomerang	Johns Hopkins School of Medicine UC Berkeley	Building support networks for asthmatics – Boomerang is a suite of applications that builds a network of support around asthmatics, by utilizing hardware and software that support the patient directly in addition to trusted contacts, institutions, and clinicians.
Fruitful Health	UC Davis UC Los Angeles	Fruitful Health is a mobile-web application where users can achieve their health goals through improved communication and incentivization using gamification and health behavioral economics in an all in one easy to use platform.
FyveBot	Georgia Institute of Technology	FyveBot aims to empower people through knowledge by encouraging continued learning. We live in a time where the vast majority of humanity’s knowledge can be found online. FyveBot allows users to learn new concepts in under five minutes.
Loro	Harvard University Northeastern University	Loro is a platform introducing a smart companion robot that is a connectivity hub for wheelchair users. Loro empowers its users with increased independence and connectedness by enhancing their vision, communication, and safety.
One Health	Princeton University University of Waterloo	OneHealth is an all in one electronic medical record project for tackling the healthcare industry. By adding decentralization to medical records, we are able to truly revolutionize the way we can think about the data that is most important to us.
Pengram	UC Berkeley	Pengram is an AR/VR platform for remote collaboration in industrial environments. Experts can be holographically ‘teleported’ into a workspace to help an operator perform troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair tasks on industrial equipment.
Prometheuss	Arizona State University Dublin City University	An early fire detection AI technology using drones. Named after Prometheus, the Greek TItan, who defies the gods by stealing fire and giving it to humanity, an act that enabled progress and civilization. We are itching to do the same.
SecondConscience	University of Illinois Urbana Champaign	Our software implements APIs to analyze a message for cyber bullying sentiment. As a proof of concept, we showcase this in an Android app that allows the user to input a message and receive feedback if bullying sentiment is detected in the message.
TechFit	Clemson University	TechFit makes sure that your prosthetic limb fits your body. Powered by Computer Vision.
Vinculum	University of Massachusetts -Amherst Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Northwestern University University of Chicago	Vinculum is a multi-platform application that leverages facial recognition tech to locate missing family members. The purpose of the app is to reunite families that have been separated as a result of the refugee and human trafficking crises.
VRbal	Parsons School of Design	Vrbal is a smart VR experience that uses machine learning to help the user prepare for a specific anxiety inducing event of their choice. By creating step-by-step daily tasks, Vrbal gradually exposes the user to the situation.
Zelixa	CalPoly – San Luis Obispo Harvard University	A fun, engaging AR solution for mitigating dyslexia and improving attention & focus.