Design Contest

Smart Home Automation & Monitoring Hub Title Image Smart Home Automation & Monitoring Hub

By Rishabh Jain

Modern smart home systems typically rely on cloud connectivity and internet access, which introduces latency, privacy concerns, and dependency on external infrastructure. In many real-world scenarios, reliable internet connectivity is not always available, and users still require fast, secure, and private home…

Sentio-A-Cute-Companion-Robot Sentio - A Cute Companion Robot (ESP32-S3-Box-3)

By Mohammed Akramuddin

Sentio is a project that reimagines the smart home assistant as an interactive digital pet rather than a lifeless tool. While most smart speakers look boring and static, Sentio is an emotive, privacy-focused robot that loves pets and interactions. Crucially, it serves as a central "Guardian" for the home: it integrates a custom Smart Video Doorbell for secure…

KinoVision - Where Visual Sensing Meets Motion-Driven Control KinoVision - Where Visual Sensing Meets Motion-Driven Control

By Dev Bhavsar

KinoVision is a wearable, gesture-controlled, vision-based smart home automation system that reimagines how users interact with their living spaces. Unlike traditional smart home systems that rely on mobile apps, voice commands, or physical remotes, KinoVision enables appliance control using natural hand gestures combined with visual context awareness. By simply looking…

Aigis: The AI Family Guardian & Smart Home Companion Aigis: The AI Family Guardian & Smart Home Companion

By Varun Sontakke

An Edge-AI Ecosystem merging Robotics, Health, Security, and Home Automation via ESP-NOW.

Aigis is not just another smart assistant, it is a distributed Edge-AI Ecosystem designed to bridge the gap between human interaction and smart home automation. While most current smart home devices act as isolated "islands"—where your doorbell doesn't talk to your health…

Kavach Kavach

By Ashish Joy

Kavach is a desktop AI-assisted communication and smart-home support device designed specifically for elderly users who struggle with smartphones or modern digital interfaces. Inspired by the challenges faced by my own grandparents, who live alone and are digitally illiterate, this project aims to provide them with a…

Privacy Safe Radar Based Human Presence and Fall Detection Privacy Safe Radar Based Human Presence and Fall Detection

By Pratyush GehlotFalls are a leading cause of injury among elderly and mobility-impaired individuals living alone. Traditional monitoring approaches rely on cameras or wearable devices — cameras raise significant privacy concerns in home environments, while wearables depend on the person remembering to wear them and keeping them charged.

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AIR-Buddy A Buddy for Monitor Air Quality AIR-Buddy - A Buddy for Monitor Air Quality

By Rajesh

Air pollution has become one of the most serious environmental and public health challenges in the modern world. Harmful gases such as carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), mainly produced by vehicles, industrial emissions, and fuel combustion, contaminate the air we breathe and pose significant risks to human…

Smart Auto Assist Home Safety System Smart Auto - Assist Home Safety System

By KISHOR G

I built a Smart Auto-Assist Home Safety System that simulates a real smart home using an ESP32 and an ESP32-S3-BOX3. The system automatically controls lighting and appliances based on ambient light and human motion, continuously monitors electrical energy usage, detects abnormal current faults, and predicts electricity consumption and billing using lightweight on-device…

Gesture Link Gesture Link

By Moksha Kumbhaj

Gesture Link is an assistive technology system designed to improve communication and independence for differently-abled individuals. The project combines two main modules: Visora (AI-powered smart glasses) and Gestura (bilateral assistive gloves)

The goal of this project is simple but powerful: to reduce…

DIGI HOME Cute Companion for Smart Home DIGI-HOME: A Cute Home Companion, Making Your Home Smart, Safe and Connected

By Vikas Singh Thakur

Introduction

In today's fast-paced world, managing home security, daily routines, and connectivity can be challenging, especially for busy individuals, elderly users, or those living alone. DIGI-HOME is a compact Home companion built on the Adafruit Memento board (powered by ESP32-S3), designed to make homes smarter, safer, and more interactive. By combining vision…

AI Enhanced Child Safety Wearable and Smart Home System AI-Enhanced Child Safety Wearable and Smart Home System

By Udhaibalaji

The AI-Enhanced Child Safety Wearable and Smart Home System is an integrated IoT-based solution designed to improve the safety, health monitoring, and home automation support for children especially physically challenged children and modern children who spend time alone at home. With increasing nuclear families and working parents, ensuring continuous supervision and…

Smart Home Automation Using AccessPoint mode with ESP32_S3_BOX3.jpg Smart home automation using Access point mode using ESP32-S3-BOX-3

By Thejas A V

PROJECT OVERVIEW Smart Home Automation using ESP32-S3-BOX3 as WiFi Access Point

I have built a local WiFi-based smart home system that works without internet.

 The ESP32-S3-BOX3 creates its own WiFi network (Access Point mode).  my MIT App connects to that WiFi with speech recognition module.  App sends HTTP commands.  ESP32 receives commands and…