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CapDoctor : Predicts Capacitor Failure in Power Supplies

A Bluetooth node that tracks capacitor ESR while a supply is running and warns you before it dies.

CapDoctor : Predicts Capacitor Failure in Power Supplies

Saif Shikalgar
&
Sushant Paropate
23
ContactSense: Predictive Electrical Joint Monitoring

Detect electrical connection degradation before failure using precision sensing, Edge AI, and low-power Bluetooth monitoring.

ContactSense: Predictive Electrical Joint Monitoring

Sushant Paropate
&
Saif Shikalgar
13
AlgaeSense : Using AI to grow and harvest algae autonomously

AlgaeSense uses AI & microscope camera to see algae cells and control its environmental parameters for growth and harvesting.

AlgaeSense : Using AI to grow and harvest algae autonomously

Bhuvan Makes
47
HeatSense

nRF54LM20 listens to motor vibration and sound, runs a tiny anomaly model fully on-device, and flags bearing wear or refrigerant trouble day

HeatSense

Ruin Keen
5
Hobbel: Bike Tag That Spots Failing Cycle Paths

A bike tag that feels the road, classifies the surface with on-device AI, and maps cycle paths that are wearing out before potholes form.

Hobbel: Bike Tag That Spots Failing Cycle Paths

Aman Shaikh
36
ESP32-CAM Smart Bin: AI Waste Sorting with Gemini

A standalone smart bin that photographs each item, asks Gemini to classify it, and sorts it with a servo.

ESP32-CAM Smart Bin: AI Waste Sorting with Gemini

Shawn Lee Yen Zheng
36
Pulse Sentinel: ultra low cost AgTech project

A sub-₹500 off-grid solar node using random audio-visual frequencies to deter pests, linked to a trilingual crop advisor web engine.

Pulse Sentinel: ultra low cost AgTech project

Rik
363
DIY Battery Spot Welder: Build Your Own Power Pack Assembler

Ever wanted to build custom battery packs for, solar power banks but found commercial spot welders too expensive? I've got the best solution

DIY Battery Spot Welder: Build Your Own Power Pack Assembler

DIY GUY Chris
3.1K
Build a Solar Battery Charger at Home!

I'll show you how to design and build a sophisticated solar battery charger from the ground up.

Build a Solar Battery Charger at Home!

DIY GUY Chris
1.7K
PZEM-004T Energy Monitor Library for Arduino UNO R4

Arduino library for the PZEM-004T V4.0 100A energy monitor that enables effortless power monitoring with voltage, current, energy.

PZEM-004T Energy Monitor Library for Arduino UNO R4

Bharani Dharan Rangaraj
609
SoilSense adaptive soil moisture sensor

Soil moisture sensor reading relative moisture according to borders for high and low moisture which can be set by the user.

SoilSense adaptive soil moisture sensor

Team SoilSense
448
RikHydroTech-Pro: Ultra low Cost Fluid Spectrometer

Sub-₹500 optical spectrometer using a pulsed RGB matrix and an Arduino Pro Mini to analyze standalone fluid purity completely offline.

RikHydroTech-Pro: Ultra low Cost Fluid Spectrometer

Rik
416
DIY Portable Solar Generator

A compact DIY portable solar generator with battery storage, DC outputs, and modular design, built for reliable off-grid and emergency power

DIY Portable Solar Generator

Open Green Energy
308
S.I.U. Mark 1: The Zero-Watt Passive Logic Unit

A hardware exploration into Lithic-State processing. Features infinite battery life, air-gapped security, and aggressive tactile feedback.

S.I.U. Mark 1: The Zero-Watt Passive Logic Unit

Rahul Mohite
170
Charitable Voting Machine

A physical donation machine that combines coin-based giving with real-time voting to increase engagement through gamification.

Charitable Voting Machine

3 members
162
Low-Power Solar Logger (Pro Mini 3.3V + INA219)

Ultra-low-power solar logger using Pro Mini 3.3V & INA219. Tracks off-grid voltage/current without draining the battery it monitors.

Low-Power Solar Logger (Pro Mini 3.3V + INA219)

Rik
108
Trident an AI driven autonomous concept robot

Project Trident: AI-powered aquatic concept for UAE marine safety. Uses rule-based AI & sensors to detect oil leaks. Functional prototype.

Trident an AI driven autonomous concept robot

Mohamed Hashir, Harshan Ramesh Kumar, Adhirath Brijesh and Armaan Muhammad
105
AgriFrost-Sentinel: Predictive Crop-Frost Prevention Node

20µA off-grid edge node running local dew point math on an ESP8266 to predict crop-destroying radiation frost for under ₹450.

AgriFrost-Sentinel: Predictive Crop-Frost Prevention Node

Rik
101
RikAquaShield-Pro: Sub-20µA Solar Water Automation Node

RikAquaShield-Pro: A ₹350 solar tank monitor. Sub-20µA deep-sleep cuts water waste & pump burnout without complex IoT configurations.

RikAquaShield-Pro: Sub-20µA Solar Water Automation Node

Rik
87
MotorGuard — Edge AI Predictive Maintenance

I’m going to build a compact edge-AI predictive maintenance system for small electric motors

MotorGuard — Edge AI Predictive Maintenance

vlad roibu
76
HelioSense

HelioSense is a low-cost AI-powered solar panel monitoring system built around the Arduino Uno Q4 and a mobile camera. The Arduino controls

HelioSense

Kartik Pandey
41
Aquaponic Green Curtain Protecting Life from Heat and Hunger

Protecting family from extreme heat & price inflation: A DIY aquaponic green curtain securing food & insulation through smooth plumbing.

Aquaponic Green Curtain Protecting Life from Heat and Hunger

ShinjiQune
37
PV-Flow: Open Smart EV Charging with AtomS3R, Tibber & OCPP

PV-Flow optimizes EV charging using solar surplus, dynamic tariffs, and local hardware like AtomS3R via OCPP.

PV-Flow: Open Smart EV Charging with AtomS3R, Tibber & OCPP

Pascal Schmid
36
Bio Battery Sovereign power ribbon

​"A decentralized Bio-Battery that converts common sugar into electrical energy, using a capacitor-burst circuit to power mobile devices. "

Bio Battery Sovereign power ribbon

Nooraldeen Hello2
27
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