2nd out of 699 teams · Cal Hacks 12.0 · Oct 2025

A teddy bear that can tell how you're feeling from your heartbeat and how tightly you hug it. It talks back gently, like a friend who always knows when something's wrong.

Why it won: It is built for children carrying things they cannot name yet: anxiety, loneliness, too much feeling and not enough words. When the bear senses distress it leads breathing exercises and calming routines, adjusting as the child talks. The hug is the interface, and that is the point; a child will squeeze a bear long before they will open up to an app.