hardware hacking and maker projects
Recent window: last 5.2 months (2026-04-24 → 2026-09-28), compared with the prior 5.2 months.
These products encompass physical computing tools, desktop fabrication machines, open-source utilities, and creative tech experiments. They are built for makers, hobbyists, hardware engineers, and independent tinkerers creating custom electronics and hands-on designs. Unlike mainstream SaaS offerings, this cluster is defined by niche engineering utilities, DIY hardware, and creative physical-digital projects.
Metrics
- Stage
- forming
- Recent count
- 110
- Prior count
- 2
- Total count
- 132
- Momentum
- 300.00
- Attention
- 0.31
- Crowding
- 0.55
- Concentration
- 0.76
- Opportunity
- 0.50
Opportunity components
- Attention
- 0.31
- Low crowding
- 0.45
- Momentum (normalized)
- 1.00
- Low concentration
- 0.24
Monthly trajectory
Source split
- github
- 12 (0.11)
- hn
- 5 (0.05)
- ph
- 93 (0.85)
- yc
- 0 (0.00)
Dominant source: ph · Divergence: 0.85
Similar themes
- creator and developer tools (0.68)
- niche utilities and developer tools (0.55)
- diy hardware and physical engineering (0.53)
- infrastructure and automation tooling (0.46)
- physical infrastructure and energy solutions (0.46)
- custom packaging, printing, and gifting (0.46)
- hardware engineering and physical manufacturing (0.45)
- niche reference databases and directories (0.43)
Members
| Name | Source | Upvotes ▲ | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embedded Tube Cold Plate | PH | 2 | 2026-09-29 |
| HONOKO | PH | 2 | 2026-09-12 |
| Bricoria | PH | 2 | 2026-09-29 |
| Onija | PH | 2 | 2026-09-26 |
| SudoCharm | PH | 2 | 2026-09-29 |
| Deskwell Office Furniture | PH | 2 | 2026-09-20 |
| Pergola Planner Design & Quote Australia | PH | 2 | 2026-09-06 |
| PatriotMurica | PH | 3 | 2026-09-30 |
| Domihélie | PH | 3 | 2026-09-21 |
| DishRoam | PH | 4 | 2026-09-23 |
| White Border | HN | 5 | 2026-04-05 |
| Where in Europe to Survive the Polycrisis | HN | 5 | 2026-09-26 |
| Tree, truth, druid and tar share one Proto-Indo-European root | HN | 5 | 2026-06-25 |
| Cubic Doggo 06R: 12-DOF 4-Legged Robot with IMU | HN | 6 | 2026-07-25 |
| A map of cafes that are in the sun | HN | 8 | 2026-07-16 |
| sidedoor | GITHUB | 9 | 2026-09-28 |
| marbles | GITHUB | 10 | 2026-09-14 |
| Mizan | GITHUB | 11 | 2026-09-17 |
| drippu | GITHUB | 14 | 2026-09-21 |
| tideglass-cove | GITHUB | 14 | 2026-09-15 |
| hodomia | GITHUB | 19 | 2026-09-20 |
| fiberhome-factory | GITHUB | 19 | 2026-09-23 |
| Aquarium_Espresso | GITHUB | 20 | 2026-09-12 |
| ninfer-ternary-bonsai-ada | GITHUB | 23 | 2026-09-20 |
| SteppeWM | HN | 23 | 2026-08-21 |
| Piece | GITHUB | 35 | 2026-09-14 |
| bend-collections | GITHUB | 35 | 2026-09-20 |
| tilian | GITHUB | 36 | 2026-09-23 |
| Tellwe | PH | 65 | 2026-09-25 |
| PewCB | PH | 67 | 2026-09-22 |
| Lamp Carousel | HN | 104 | 2025-12-24 |
| topconf-paper-figure-gallery | GITHUB | 251 | 2026-09-17 |