The Challenge Voice
Welcome to the official blog of the Alexa Diabetes Challenge. Read the latest news and announcements and go behind-the-scenes with the Challenge team.
July 28, 2017

21 Health & Voice Design Experts: Meet the Review Panel

Their expertise was pivotal in helping us identify the solutions

As the finalists work to iterate their concepts, we want to extend a big thank you to the 21 experts who make up our review panel.
July 13, 2017

Announcing our finalists: Five solutions show voice tech’s potential in diabetes care

We’ve reached the much-anticipated Alexa Diabetes Challenge finalist announcement. Today, we are proud to announce the five finalists whose concepts utilize artificial intelligence-powered technology, virtual coaching, personalized nutrition assistance, and even a smart foot scanner to improve the lives of those with type 2 diabetes. Each will receive $25,000 and 10,000 AWS promotional credits and advance to the Virtual Accelerator.
June 16, 2017

A Challenge update, plus hear from one of our judges 

We received an impressive 96 submissions

While we wait for the final decision, hear from judge Nicole Bell, Founder of the Seattle-based healthcare innovation hub Cambia Grove, in a recent podcast.
May 12, 2017

Don’t Forget to Submit! 10 Days Left To Enter

Be a part of pioneering work in voice technology

Since we kicked off the Challenge on April 10th, the enthusiasm from the tech community has been inspiring and we're excited to see submissions roll in. There are two weeks left for you to join.