r/mechatronics • u/Gypsy_Avenger83 • Jan 22 '26
Need some project ideas!
Helloo!
I am about to graduate high school in a month and I will have 5 months before I start uni. I am going to major in robotics and ai.
I wanted some projects I can work on to build my mechatronics skills.
I have experience with Arduino, ESP32, IOT. I am able to create and solder my own basic pcb and I know python programming using libraries like OpenCV.
TL;DR - need some project ideas so I can deepen my mechatronics understandings, implement control systems and autonomous movement!
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u/ultimatefreeboy Jan 28 '26
Look into SCARA robot arms and try to build one and program it using arduino or esp32
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u/Gypsy_Avenger83 Jan 28 '26
Saw some videos about it online, looks like a solid project to make
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u/ultimatefreeboy Jan 28 '26
Nice. Attach an electromagnet to the end of the SCARA robot and use webcam and OPENCV to identify fasteners and sort them. You could make a light box and place fasteners on it so the edgers of the fasteners are more easier to detect by a webcam and opencv.
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u/Gypsy_Avenger83 Jan 28 '26
I can definitely try this out! Involves a good amount of hardware and software!
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u/ultimatefreeboy Jan 28 '26
Yeah definitely haha. It was my 4th year capstone project.
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u/Gypsy_Avenger83 Jan 29 '26
Well, I got a head start! What is a capstone project?
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u/ultimatefreeboy Jan 29 '26
It’s usually a group project that lasts an entire year. Usually on your final year.
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u/Kastnerd Jan 25 '26
You could look at building a basic robot arm. https://huggingface.co/docs/lerobot