Electrical Engineering + Robotics, IoT and Hardware
Build a PID temperature controller
Hold a small heater at a set temperature and tune the controller from its step response.
- Advanced
- 2–4 weeks
- 1,000–2,500
606 projects · 13 streams · every class
Engineering projects 13
Design, build and test projects for every engineering branch, from mini projects to final-year capstones, with low-cost versions where possible.
13 Engineering projects
Computer Engineering + Systems and Cloud
Design a simple processor in a logic simulator
Build an 8-bit processor with an ALU, registers and a control unit, and run a small program on it.
- Advanced
- 1–3 months
- Free
Chemical Engineering · Reaction Engineering
Optimise a reaction with a simple reactor model
Simulate batch and continuous reactors for a first-order reaction and compare conversion.
- Advanced
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Biomedical Engineering + Health Technology
Make a low-cost digital stethoscope
Fit a microphone to a stethoscope head, record heart sounds and analyse them on a computer.
- Advanced
- 2–4 weeks
- 1,000–2,500
Automobile Engineering · Safety Systems
Build an anti-lock braking demonstration
Show how pulsing a brake keeps a model wheel from locking.
- Advanced
- 2–4 weeks
- 1,000–2,500
Civil Engineering · Materials
Test concrete mixes for strength
Cast cubes with different water-cement ratios and compare their strength after curing.
- Advanced
- 2–4 weeks
- 500–1,000
Mechatronics and Robotics · Control
Build a self-balancing robot
Keep a two-wheeled robot upright using a motion sensor and a PID controller.
- Advanced
- 1–3 months
- 2,500–5,000
Automobile Engineering + Physics
Model a car suspension
Simulate a quarter-car model over a bump and tune the damper for comfort.
- Advanced
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Mechanical Engineering + Mechatronics and Robotics
Automate a conveyor with sorting
Build a small conveyor that detects object colour and diverts each object to the right bin.
- Advanced
- 1–3 months
- 2,500–5,000
Electronics and Communication · Digital Circuits
Design a digital clock from logic ICs
Build a clock with counters, decoders and seven-segment displays, no microcontroller.
- Advanced
- 2–4 weeks
- 500–1,000
Materials, Energy and Other Branches + Chemistry
Make and test a simple supercapacitor
Build a capacitor from activated carbon electrodes and salt water and measure its capacitance.
- Advanced
- 2–4 weeks
- 500–1,000
Mechatronics and Robotics + Robotics, IoT and Hardware
Design a maze-solving robot
Build a robot that explores a maze with wall sensors and then runs the shortest path.
- Advanced
- 2–4 weeks
- 2,500–5,000
Chemical Engineering + Mechanical Engineering
Study heat exchanger effectiveness
Build a tube-in-tube heat exchanger and compare parallel and counter flow.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- 500–1,000
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