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zombie deck
  • Abhijith RAbhijith R
  • Adithya VijayAdithya Vijay

zombie deck

nss college of engineering, akathethara

A post apocalyptic world where you have to LITERALLY run from zombies. A hardware-based zombie chase game that runs on a handheld Raspberry Pi terminal. Run for your life as zombies chase you!!

dasamoolam
  • Benett BobbyBenett Bobby
  • Christia RegiChristia Regi

dasamoolam

muthoot institute of technology & science, puthencruz

What if you could capture your loved one’s reaction while they watch your favourite movie? A proudly useless project that lets two people watch a movie together remotely and capture each other’s reactions. Because annoying your loved one is better with proof.

the shadow whisperer
  • Aafia GauseAafia Gause
  • Sanjana SujithSanjana Sujith

the shadow whisperer

muthoot institute of technology & science, puthencruz

A fun computer-vision project that detects animal shadow puppets through a webcam and plays their corresponding sounds, adding sound effects to something that never needed them.

evade
  • John Varghese NettadyJohn Varghese Nettady
  • Sam SunnySam Sunny

evade

muthoot institute of technology & science, puthencruz

A self-avoiding chair designed to make sure nobody gets to sit down easily. Using ultrasonic sensors and an ESP32, it detects approaching people and autonomously drives away.

roll of duty
  • Hari PrasadHari Prasad
  • Muhammed FaheemMuhammed Faheem

roll of duty

scms school of engineering & technology, karukutty

A hardware game controller that turns real-world physical inputs into in-game actions, using an Arduino, a gyroscope, a joystick and buttons.

laptop harmonium
  • Fathima Rasha PFathima Rasha P
  • Fathima SharinFathima Sharin

laptop harmonium

unity women's college, manjeri

Turns your laptop lid into a musical instrument. The webcam detects the screen’s opening angle and maps it to notes, playing harmonium-style sounds while you fold it. Hold still, and the sound stops.

hopenodecore
  • Amal S KumarAmal S Kumar

hopenodecore

college of engineering, alappuzha

An off-grid peer-to-peer mesh messaging platform on a Rust core that routes encrypted packets without internet or cellular, bridging Bluetooth Low Energy and Wi-Fi Direct on everyday devices.

meencrypt
  • Abijit ArunAbijit Arun
  • Sreelal VSSreelal VS

meencrypt

jawaharlal college of engineering and technology, lakkidi

Imagine spending money on third-party apps to encrypt your diary, when you can just guard it with your pet fishes.

soman oru chaya
  • Aravind RAravind R
  • Arjun LijiArjun Liji

soman oru chaya

nss college of engineering, akathethara

An interactive tea-making simulator where you prepare Soman Chettan’s perfect chaya using hand tracking - pouring, mixing and chaya adi. Follow his exact requirements, or face his judgement!

pinnochio
  • Sai KrishnaSai Krishna
  • Snoopa KSnoopa K

pinnochio

nss college of engineering, akathethara

A sound-responsive puppet: a sound sensor, an Arduino and four servos make it perform dance sequences whenever things get loud enough.

retinator
  • Abhinav Varghese AbrahamAbhinav Varghese Abraham
  • Reuben SkariahReuben Skariah

retinator

saintgits college of engineering, pathamuttom

An overengineered, military-grade helmet-mounted computer vision engine that detects oncoming high-beam glare in real time, triangulates the driver’s eye position, and aims a high-lumen photon torch pulse straight…

air-gapped kinetic clipboard
  • Abhimanu ShinojAbhimanu Shinoj
  • Harigovind K RHarigovind K R

air-gapped kinetic clipboard

saintgits college of engineering, pathamuttom

Copy on Windows. Paste on Linux. Delivered by robot. A highly over-engineered distributed system that physically transports clipboard data across a table…

braille captions
  • Abhishek RejiAbhishek Reji
  • Sidharth Menon VSidharth Menon V

braille captions

saintgits college of engineering, pathamuttom

Our project is exclusively for blind people, with full proof protection against the people who can see. This revolutionary project displays braille in dark and light modes.

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  • build documentaryscms school of engineering & technologyAustin
  • led gardennss college of engineering, akathetharaRida Kareem
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a note

Beyond the prizes, Useless Projects is about celebrating making, finding joy in the process, and creating reasons for people to express their creativity and build whatever they want, without constraints.

A huge shoutout to everyone who contributed and everyone who was part of this journey.

Happy making!

- campus team, tinkerhub

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