Taiwan student teams won the fair's Grand Prize and the youth division's sole first prize on August 16, 2026. The "AI-Driven Allergen Detection System" (AI驅動過敏原檢測系統), developed jointly by a group of Taiwanese students, was selected from a large field of entries to receive the Grand Prize, the fair's top honorCITE:E1. In the youth group — the Junior Innovation Olympiad category — the judging panel selected "Allergy Detective GO" (敏偵探GO), also designed by Taiwanese students, as the sole first-prize winnerCITE:E3. The same result was confirmed in a separate report, which added that the team was applauded by the audience when it went on stage to accept the awardCITE:E13.
Hsu Ting-wei, a 10-year-old student, won a gold medal and then the IFIA Best Invention Award for his "New Artificial Electronic Nose." Hsu, a student at Kang Chiao International School, won the gold medal on August 15 with the "New Artificial Electronic Nose" (新式人工電子鼻)CITE:E6. The following day, the same invention received the International Federation of Inventors' Associations (IFIA) Best Invention AwardCITE:E2. A second report corroborated both the gold medal and the IFIA award, describing the invention by its full nameCITE:E12.
The "New Artificial Electronic Nose" is a smart, contactless security-screening platform built from three integrated components. It combines a real-time air-sampling system, a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) unit, and AI-based odor-recognition technologyCITE:E7. According to the description of its application, the platform can be installed behind equipment such as airport X-ray baggage scannersCITE:E7.
Judging panel chair Amin Ghafooripour said the award reflected the invention's real value, not Hsu's age. Speaking to Central News Agency (CNA), Ghafooripour said the panel did not give Hsu an award merely to encourage him because of his age, but because it genuinely recognized the results of his effort: "We think his invention has real value, and it really left us deeply impressed"CITE:E8. The same remarks were reported in a separate account of the judging panel's assessmentCITE:E15.
Beyond the Grand Prize and the youth first prize, four other Taiwanese entries placed at the fair. A team of Taiwanese and American students jointly designed the "Rhythm War Chariot" (律動戰車), and a team from the National Taiwan Normal University Affiliated Senior High School (師大附中) designed the "Rolling Ball Learning Platform" (滾珠學習平台); both won second prizeCITE:E4. In the general inventors' group — the professional adult category — BaiChao Green Energy Technology (百朝綠能科技) won the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) AwardCITE:E5. Both results were also reported alongside the second-prize wins in a separate accountCITE:E14.
Hsu says he loves inventing because he believes technology can change lives, and he hopes to one day study at Stanford University. Hsu told CNA that he loves inventing because he believes technology can change life, and that the inventions he currently likes are ones with everyday applications, adding, "the ones that are too profound, I don't understand either"CITE:E9. He also said that beyond competing, he was glad to visit Stanford University during the trip and hopes he can study there in the futureCITE:E10.
| Award | Recipient | Category | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prize (top honor) | AI-Driven Allergen Detection System (AI驅動過敏原檢測系統) | Overall | Aug 16, 2026 | CITE:E1 |
| Gold medal | Hsu Ting-wei (許庭維), "New Artificial Electronic Nose" | — | Aug 15, 2026 | CITE:E6 |
| IFIA Best Invention Award | Hsu Ting-wei, "New Artificial Electronic Nose" | International Federation of Inventors' Associations | Aug 16, 2026 | CITE:E2 |
| Youth Group First Prize (sole winner) | Allergy Detective GO (敏偵探GO) | Junior Innovation Olympiad | Aug 16, 2026 | CITE:E3 |
| Second Prize | Rhythm War Chariot (律動戰車), Taiwan-US student team | — | Aug 16, 2026 | CITE:E4 |
| Second Prize | Rolling Ball Learning Platform (滾珠學習平台), National Taiwan Normal University Affiliated Senior High School | — | Aug 16, 2026 | CITE:E4 |
| WIPO Award | BaiChao Green Energy Technology (百朝綠能科技) | General Inventor (professional) Group | Aug 16, 2026 | CITE:E5 |
The two-day sequence of results — Hsu Ting-wei's gold medal on August 15 followed a day later by the Grand Prize, the youth first prize, two second prizes, the WIPO award, and Hsu's IFIA award all announced on August 16 — shows Taiwanese entries placing across every competition tier at the fair, from the youth Junior Innovation Olympiad to the adult professional groupCITE:E1CITE:E3CITE:E4CITE:E5CITE:E2. Judging chair Amin Ghafooripour's comment that Hsu's award was based on the invention's real value rather than his age directly addresses the fact that Hsu, at 10, was younger than the students on the second-prize and first-prize teamsCITE:E8. Hsu's own account — that he pursues inventions with everyday applications and hopes to study at Stanford — is consistent with the judging panel's description of an invention, the airport-screening-oriented electronic nose, built for a practical, real-world useCITE:E7CITE:E9CITE:E10.
It won the fair's Grand Prize, selected from a large field of entries as the event's top honor<CITE:E1>.
It integrates a real-time air-sampling system, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and AI-based odor recognition, and can be installed behind airport X-ray baggage scanners<CITE:E7>.
No — panel chair Amin Ghafooripour said the award was given because the panel recognized the invention's real value, not because of Hsu's age<CITE:E8>.
"Allergy Detective GO" (敏偵探GO) was selected by the judging panel as the sole first-prize winner in the Junior Innovation Olympiad youth category<CITE:E3>.
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