The Showcase
The Institute is a place to build. The Showcase is where the world sees it — the apps, robots, research, and creations that young people make as they move through the tracks.
Homework Helper Chat
A friendly chat app that explains tricky homework questions step by step.
Building with AI (Vibe Coding) · Middle
Cardboard Recycling Robot
A cardboard robot designed to sense, sort, and cheer on recycling.
Robotics & Embodied AI · Elementary
Mood Music Generator
Pick a feeling, and generative AI composes a short matching melody.
Frontier & Future AI · Middle
Is It Fair? Bias Checker
A small study testing an AI tool for unfair patterns — with recommended fixes.
AI Safety, Alignment & Ethics · High School
Pet-Sitter Agent Plan
A full design for an AI agent that looks after a class pet.
AI Agents & Automation · Elementary
Neighborhood AI Map
A hand-drawn map of all the hidden AI discovered around one neighborhood.
AI, Society & Your Future · Elementary
Sketch-to-Story Game
Draw something, and the game uses AI to spin it into a short story.
Building with AI (Vibe Coding) · Elementary
Plant-Watering Automation
A multi-step automation plan that keeps a windowsill garden alive.
AI Agents & Automation · Middle
Recyclable Sorter Model
A trained image model that tells paper, plastic, and metal apart.
Machine Learning & Deep Learning · Middle
Fact-Check Field Guide
An investigation into one viral claim, written up as a reusable fact-checking guide.
Thinking in the Age of AI · High School
My Sovereign AI Setup
A layer-by-layer design for an AI setup the student would truly own.
Sovereign AI · High School
Future City Gallery
A curated gallery of AI-generated future cities, with the prompts behind each one.
Frontier & Future AI · Middle