Start, Share & Build Open Projects Together
Open Engineering India is a community where engineers, students, makers, designers, researchers, and craft experts collaborate in public to build meaningful projects — digital or physical.
Whether you want to:
Build software/tools
Design real infrastructure like bus stops or bridges
Document traditional engineering crafts
Develop open standards and public research
👉 This is where you start.
Before posting, please read our ethos:
🔗 https://openengineering.in/
🚀 How to Start an Open Project
1️⃣ Sign Up & Say Hello
Create your account and introduce yourself briefly.
2️⃣ Post Your Project Using the Template (below)
Create a thread in “Open Projects” and describe your idea.
3️⃣ Get Support & Collaborators
Members can vote, comment, and join your initiative.
4️⃣ Build in Public
Share updates, prototypes, files, research in the same thread.
5️⃣ Evolve Together
Projects may grow into teams, handbooks, standards, or live products — all openly.
🏷 Suggested Project Labels
[IDEA] → [PLANNING] → [IN PROGRESS] → [NEEDS HELP] → [COMPLETED]
🧪 Example Open Projects
1️⃣ Open Documentation of Regional Craft Skills
Create a digital open-source archive of regional engineering crafts
(e.g., metal casting, Kathakali mask making, traditional joinery)
including videos, CAD files, material knowledge, tools, community interviews.
2️⃣ Standardized Bus Stop Design – Kerala
Design an open, modular bus stop model considering:
Kerala weather (rain, heat, coastal conditions)
Local materials (steel, laterite, bamboo)
Cultural elements (mural panels, symbols)
Cost and scalability
Publish drawings, cost sheets, assembly guide, and prototypes.
📝 Open Project Template (Copy & Use)
# 🛠 Project Title
## 📌 Brief Description
_One-line summary of the project._
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## 🎯 Problem / Purpose
_What issue are you solving or documenting? Why does it matter?_
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## 💡 Proposed Approach / Concept
_How will you solve it? Technical, cultural, research, design method, etc._
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## 🚦 Current Stage
- [ ] Idea
- [ ] Planning
- [ ] In Progress
- [ ] Needs Collaborators
- [ ] Completed
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## 🧰 Tools / Methods (If Known)
_CAD, Welding, Research, Policy Drafting, Python, Electronics, Surveys, etc._
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## 📁 Project Files / Repository
_Link to GitHub, Google Drive, Figma, CAD folder, etc._
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## 🧪 Prototype / Demo (Optional)
_Link to demo video, sketches, renders, docs, or field tests._
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## 📅 Timeline / Phases (Optional)
| Phase | Duration |
|---------------|----------|
| Research | |
| Prototype | |
| Testing | |
| Release | |
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## 💰 Estimated Cost / Resources (If Any)
| Resource / Item | Cost / Need |
|------------------|------------|
| Materials | |
| Tools / Hosting | |
| Total | |
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## 🤝 How Can Others Contribute?
_Design, Documentation, Fabrication, Funding, Testing, Awareness, etc._
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## 👥 Team / Collaborators
| Member | Role / Interest |
|--------|------------------|
| @you | Initiator |
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## 🗣 Community Feedback Request
_What help, opinions, or skills do you need right now?_
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## 📜 Openness Pledge
_I agree to follow the Open Engineering ethos and keep this project open for learning and public benefit._
🧭 Final Note
You don’t need to be an expert to start.
You just need an idea, intent, and openness.
Build small, build honestly, build in public.
Let’s engineer a better India — together.
— Team Open Engineering