THE IDEA SHELF / OPEN STARTING POINTS

Something worth making.

Fifty small project directions to help you get unstuck. Pick one, reshape it, or use it as a starting point for something better.

3 IDEAS13 TOPIC AREASSTART SMALL. ITERATE.
A PLACE TO BEGIN

Robotics

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Open Hardware Build Cards

Standardize build instructions, bill of materials, and test results for maker projects.

THE PROBLEM

Hardware builds are hard to reproduce when parts and calibration details are missing.

FIRST SMALL STEP

Design a versioned build card with parts, wiring, firmware, and test steps.

hardwaremakersdocumentation
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Robot Log Replayer

Replay sensor logs with synchronized charts and field-position visualization.

THE PROBLEM

Robot bugs are hard to reproduce when sensor readings are only available live.

FIRST SMALL STEP

Define a timestamped CSV format and plot two synchronized sensor streams.

roboticstelemetryvisualization
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Robot Path Visualizer

Draw waypoints and visualize turning radius, velocity, and path constraints.

THE PROBLEM

Robot path bugs are difficult to diagnose by reading coordinate arrays.

FIRST SMALL STEP

Render a field grid and connect editable waypoints with a smooth curve.

roboticsvisualizationpath-planning
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