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bitcoinSwitch

Relay switch that turns on when someone pays a Lightning invoice: vending machines, arcade games, lights.SolderingAbout 20 minESP32 DevKit and 1 more board2 boardsBesides the board: Relay module 3.3 V or 5 VCan be built in an evening
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ESP32 BLE2MQTT

Bridge between Bluetooth LE gadgets and MQTT: read and control any GATT characteristic from your smart home.No solderingAbout 20 minESP32 DevKit1 boardJust the boardCan be built in an evening
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Hyperk

Fast Wi-Fi controller for addressable LED strips behind a TV, made for HyperHDR ambient lighting.SolderingAbout 1 hESP32 DevKit and 4 more boards5 boardsBesides the board: Addressable LED strip WS2812B or SK6812 and 1 moreCan be built in an evening

ESPectre

Motion sensor made of Wi-Fi: senses people moving through a room from changes in the radio channel, no camera.No solderingAbout 15 minESP32 DevKit and 4 more boards5 boardsJust the boardCan be built in an evening

ESPHome Web starter

Starter firmware that puts a bare board on your Wi-Fi so ESPHome and Home Assistant can adopt and program it.No solderingAbout 10 minESP32 DevKit and 4 more boards5 boardsJust the boardCan be built in an evening

SpotMicro ESP32 Leika

Brain for a 3D printed four-legged robot dog: walking gaits, a 3D model in the browser and a camera stream.SolderingAbout 20 hESP32-CAM and 2 more boards3 boardsBesides the board: Servo MG996R or similar and 3 more

DroneBridge for ESP32

Wireless telemetry link for drones, planes and rovers: MAVLink or MSP over Wi-Fi or ESP-NOW to your ground station.SolderingAbout 30 minESP32 DevKit and 3 more boards4 boardsBesides the board: Flight controller with a free UARTCan be built in an evening

OpenMQTTGateway

Reads hundreds of Bluetooth sensors, scales and plant monitors around the house and sends them to Home Assistant.No solderingAbout 15 minESP32 DevKit and 3 more boards4 boardsJust the boardCan be built in an evening

LoRa APRS iGate

Ham radio gateway that hears LoRa APRS trackers nearby and forwards their positions and messages to aprs.fi.No solderingAbout 15 minESP32 DevKit and 2 more boards3 boardsBesides the board: 433 MHz antennaCan be built in an evening

Tasmota

Local smart home firmware: sensors, relays, rules and a web page, with MQTT and Home Assistant support and no cloud.No solderingAbout 15 minESP32-CAM and 3 more boards4 boardsJust the boardCan be built in an evening

NerdMiner v2

Solo Bitcoin miner as a lottery ticket: the chance of a block is tiny, the stats screen is the fun part.No solderingAbout 10 minCheap Yellow Display and 5 more boards6 boardsJust the boardCan be built in an evening

TinyGS

Ground station that receives data from small satellites over LoRa and shares it with a worldwide network of stations.SolderingAbout 1 hESP32 DevKit and 2 more boards3 boardsBesides the board: LoRa module SX1278 (Ra-02) or SX1262 and 2 moreCan be built in an evening

Your project could be here

Point Chipnik at your GitHub repository and it picks up the releases. People get a Flash button for their board.