Dlouglas,

Not really. I have two smaller mobile robots on the go at the moment and one larger one. Plus several other ideas.

Dubbie

I chose Electromechanical as well, but do we really need an excuse?

I hope it is Dlectro-mechanical devices, it would be the opportunity for another mobile robot.

Dubbie

This is a good suggestions and I'm going to add it to the next poll.   Looks like the mood of the members is for a lighthearted contest.

Tariq how about Clowns and clown schticks project ? Circus or Circus Animals projects ? Carnival game projects ?

How about a pet entertainment device? That could be good for a laugh.

Cat shaped 1284P

Those were indeed good themes. I didn't intend my comments to detract from the existing great Project14 format or indeed February's theme that is being polled, my apologies if my post came across as such; I was proposing a future theme for just one month, but in my haste couldn't find the right post to add it to, and knew if I didn't post immediately I'd likely forget

I think a humorous / pointless / ridiculous Project14 is a great idea. It might be a bit late for Feb, as a lot of people have voted. I think it could be a runaway winner for March though.

Recently, Dog Shaped Arduinos. What could go wrong? by hugohu made me laugh.

Hi 14rhb ,

I agree with you.  Some past competitions that were lighter hearted in nature, such as Wacky Automation Devices , A Question of Scale , and Animatronics brought out some of the memorable Project14s and really kind of defined the personality of the programs.   I'm still thinking of things like Automated Tea Dunker by carmelito ,  Gremlin in a Gas Mask by robogary , Lego Darth Vader reviews your code by Fred27 , Jumbo LED by Workshopshed , and Size Matters Not - An R2D2 Story by dougw stand out as projects that put a smile on my face and made my day when I saw them come through.

What do you think about Good for a Laugh?    We could use topic ideas.   Thinking of ways we could improve the program.  I'll start a thread about this to invite member ideas but basically we want to keep this what it is at the same time we got to do what we can to make things better.  People have a very clear idea of what a Project14 is and definitely don't want to make it anything different but definitely think there is room for improvement at the same time.

Part of this may be due to the pandemic and the restrictions we're all under, even on our end with running things.  We're going to most likely slow things down with the new year but if we have fewer competitions are there any activities that you can think of to keep people's interest?