If you're trying to break into physical AI or robotics, you've probably already noticed that the field has a specific problem: everyone's resume looks the same.
ROS 2. Python. Computer vision. Familiar with deep learning.
None of that tells anyone anything useful. What actually matters in this field is whether you can take a pile of hardware, write the software to make it work, and ship something that runs reliably in the real world. That's a very different skill from knowing the right keywords.
This post is a list of projects I think are worth building if you're serious about this space. Not because completing a checklist will land you a job, but because these projects cover the gaps I see most often between what people say they can do and what they can actually demonstrate.
Pick one. Build it properly. Document it honestly. That's worth more than ten resume lines.
