{"repo":"PeterVanPercson/buildcored-orcas","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/PeterVanPercson/buildcored-orcas","clone":"git clone https://github.com/PeterVanPercson/buildcored-orcas.git","description":"A 30-day build challenge for people who can execute under pressure. You will build one real project every day across software, AI, systems, and applied engineering. Miss one day, and you are out. This is not a course. This is not passive learning.","language":"Python","stars":41,"topics":["30daychallenge","build-challenge","challenge","daily-challenge","edge-ai","hardware-simulation","local-ai","ollama","projects","python"],"license":null,"category":"self-hosted-apps","readme_excerpt":"BUILDCORED ORCAS 30 Days. 30 Projects. Zero Hardware Required. A daily build challenge that teaches hardware engineering thinking through software projects you can run on any laptop. --- --- Projects 30 Weeks 4 Time per day 1 hour Cloud dependencies 0 Works on Mac, Windows, and Linux. All AI runs locally — no API keys, no cloud, no cost. Quick Start Follow the Environment Setup Guide to install all dependencies before Day 1. What Is This? BUILDCORED ORCAS is a 30-day daily build challenge for people with Python fundamentals who want to develop hardware engineering intuition — without owning any hardware. Every day, you build a complete, working project in about an hour. Each project targets a real hardware concept — PWM, I2C, ADC, cache architecture, interrupt handlers, PID control — implemented entirely in software on your laptop. The core mental model: sensor → process → output. Your webcam is a sensor. Your microphone is an ADC. Your screen is an actuator. The 4 Weeks Week Theme Focus ------ ------- ------- 1 Body as Input Webcam + mic as sensors. Gesture, gaze, breath → digital actions 2 Local AI Core On-device LLMs via ollama. Edge inference, memory budgets, latency 3 Signals & Systems FFT, filters, PWM, I2C, DAQ — hardware fundamentals in software 4 Full Systems Sensor → model → actuator pipelines. System integration What You Need - A laptop (Mac, Windows, or Linux) with a webcam and microphone - Python 3.10+ - About 1 hour per day for 30 consecutive days - Willingness ","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/PeterVanPercson","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/PeterVanPercson/buildcored-orcas/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}