A DeskBot would be a small, programmable robot that lives on your desk and works as your personal assistant. One that's fully designed and built by you!
It could display information, respond to voice commands, react to your environment, play music, track habits, essentially whatever you want to build.
You pick the modules, CAD the body, write the code, and we ship you everything you need to bring it to life.
What it could include:
— OLED or e-ink display
— Microphone + voice recognition
— RGB LEDs or NeoPixels
— Wi-Fi / Bluetooth module
— Servo motors for movement
— Camera for computer vision
— Speaker for audio output
Here are some examples — hover to pause. (TOTALLY FAKE @s BTW)

Orpheus Bot
@zephyr
A robot that reads out Slack messages and reacts with LED expressions.

Omnicat
@notdristi
A github history sharing desk robot as Octocat.

Focusing Friend
@bleeeh
Pomodoro timer bot with a servo arm that physically blocks your phone.

Mood Light
@bob
Detects your face expression via camera and sets ambient lighting accordingly.

Planthehe
@dristii
Monitors soil moisture and reminds you when your plants need water via audio.

Chess Coach
@arjun
A bot that watches my chess board via camera and suggests the best move.

Orpheus Bot
@zephyr
A robot that reads out Slack messages and reacts with LED expressions.

Omnicat
@notdristi
A github history sharing desk robot as Octocat.

Focusing Friend
@bleeeh
Pomodoro timer bot with a servo arm that physically blocks your phone.

Mood Light
@bob
Detects your face expression via camera and sets ambient lighting accordingly.

Planthehe
@dristii
Monitors soil moisture and reminds you when your plants need water via audio.

Chess Coach
@arjun
A bot that watches my chess board via camera and suggests the best move.

Step 1.
Select the parts you wanna incorporate

Step 2.
Import their models, CAD them a frame

Step 3.
Program modules into your assistant

Step 4.
Submit your files on GitHub and Slack

Step 5.
Once done, we ship you what you need
What is Hack Club?
Hack Club is a global nonprofit network of high school coding clubs and makers. Learn more at hackclub.com
Who can apply?
Any Hack Club member 13-18!
What are the requirements?
Your scripts and STEP files for the robot frame should be easily available for GitHub for review along with a description.
Does it use AI?
We strongly encourage you to create the assistant yourself. However, if you do use AI, it must count for a minimal portion of your application and be explicitly expressed.
How many will be shipped?
TBD!