Harvard students have reimagined one of the world’s oldest art forms. Their startup, HaloBraid, has built a robotic hair-braiding system that cuts styling time from six hours to just minutes, earning them the 2025 President’s Innovation Challenge award at Harvard Innovation Labs. What makes it remarkable is not only the speed but the vision behind it. HaloBraid combines engineering, entrepreneurship, and cultural heritage to create new opportunities for stylists and bring modern efficiency to a