CRE[AT]E Final Event 2025

The 2025 CRE[AT]E Final Event will be held both online and at MIT on Saturday, April 26th, 2025.

The main portion of the event will start at 1PM Eastern Time and run until approximately 4PM. Events at MIT start at 10:30 AM Eastern Time.

MIT In-Person Event

Cambridge, MA, USA: 

Host: MIT Beaver Works

Location: 32-144 Stata Center (32 Vassar St, Cambridge, MA 02139) - first floor, room 144

• 10:30 AM - MIT campus tour, leaving from 32-144

• 12:00 PM - lunch and in-person project showcase

• 1:00 PM - event start - finalist video presentations and judging

Finalist Teams

Team 305 Senior Buddy: medical report digest app

Team 330 Creagis: hearing aid and earplug headband

Team 422 TJ Team 5: exercise app and stimulus band

Team 744 CHS Dream Builder: products for stroke survivor independence

Team 782 Chem Demons: high-contrast light-up keyboard

Team 903 Waterlogged Frogs: safe and independent shower chair

Team 915 One Step: powered knee prosthetic

Team 963 Team Yoon: motorized sit/stand walker

Category Awards

Co-Designer Collaboration - Team 744 CHS Dream Builder

Documentation - Team 903 Waterlogged Frogs

Innovation - Team 305 Senior Buddy

Product Feasibility - Team 330 Creagis

Honorable Mentions

Team 160 The Dolphins: noise-canceling stimming headphones

Team 622 Qbit: motorized leg extender for physical therapy

Team 757 roboWolves: ultraviolet hearing aid cleaner

Team 842 Summit Hydrophobic Sleeve: waterproof continuous glucose monitor sleeve

Team 939 Husky Works: voice-controlled news reader

Information for Challenge Teams

All teams must submit final event materials following the Black Gate submission requirements. All participating teams that meet the Black Gate requirements will have their videos shown throughout the day of the final event.

Eight finalists will be chosen from the participants. Their videos will be shown during the finalist presentation portion of the event, and they will have an opportunity to answer questions from our judges live after their videos are shown. Finalists will be notified before the final event. Finalists are not required to be in person at MIT, and may answer questions virtually.

Down-selection to the finalist pool from among all the teams will depend on the the quality of the document, the video, and how well the project addresses the co-designer's needs.

From our eight finalists, four will be chosen as our category winners for product feasibility, co-designer collaboration, technical innovation, and documentation after the presentations and Q&A. Only one category may be won by any team.