Jacob Hansson

Index

Projects

Fifteen-ish years of building things: boards, boats, boards with motors on them, and a lot of printed plastic. Filter, search, or scroll the timeline at the bottom.

Robotics & vehicles 2025–2026

Ligmax

A self-stabilising autonomous trimaran, built by two people and raced at Njord 2026 against teams many times our size.

Autonomous vesselNjord ChallengeBattery systemsPower electronics+3
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Robotics & vehicles 2026–2027

Mobula

Dialga's second-generation autonomous vessel for Njord 2027, with an onboard drone that gives it an aerial view of its own surroundings.

Autonomous vesselNjord ChallengeDroneBattery systems+2
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Robotics & vehicles 2025

Arceus-4G

A remote-controlled car with no range limit — no radio at all, just a 4G modem talking straight to the driver's PC.

4GTeleoperationNAT traversalVideo streaming+2
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Organisation & leadership 2025–2026

Elektraverkstedet

Running the student makerspace at Linjeforeningen Elektra — tools, training, budget, and a seat on the board that comes with it.

LeadershipMakerspaceWorkshop managementBudgeting+1
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Robotics & vehicles 2025–present

Marinor's autonomous vessel

Hardware, electrical and mechanical work on the boat built by NTNU's autonomous vessel organisation.

Autonomous vesselElectronicsBattery systemsMechanical design+2
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Carpentry & construction 2021

Patio & decking

A two-level deck designed in Fusion 360 and built by two of us straight out of upper secondary — demolition, foundations, stairs and screen, start to finish.

Fusion 360Client workDemolitionFoundations+3
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Software & web 2024–present

elektra.io

Maintaining and developing the website for Linjeforeningen Elektra as part of the tech committee.

Web developmentMaintenanceStudent organisation
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Electronics 2016–2020

E-bikes & battery systems

Conversions and custom packs for myself, friends and family — the point where battery design stopped being a means and became the interest.

Battery packsLi-ionBMSSpot welding+2
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EL
Mechanical & fabrication 2016–2019

Electric longboards

Built from the deck up in middle school — motor mounts, drivetrain and the battery packs to feed them.

Battery packsBrushless motorsESCDrivetrain+1
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CM
Mechanical & fabrication 2019–2022

CNC milling — Ooznest WorkBee

Learning CAM and subtractive manufacturing properly, mostly in aluminium and oak salvaged from old kitchen worktops.

CNCCAMFusion 360Aluminium+3
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W3
Mechanical & fabrication 2019–2021

Watercooled 3D printer

A scrapped printer frame the school was throwing out, rebuilt into a working watercooled machine.

3D printingWatercoolingReverse engineeringSalvage+1
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FF
Mechanical & fabrication 2017–2019

Flexible filament & printing on fabric

Modified my first printer with a special extruder for flexible filament, then started printing straight onto shirts.

3D printingExtruder designTPUTextiles+1
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Aviation & air sports 2014–2020

Drones & model aircraft

The hobby that started at twelve and never really stopped — building and flying rather than buying.

MultirotorsFixed wingRCFlight controllers+2
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LR
Robotics & vehicles 2011–2014

LEGO robotics

Where it began — building robots at eight, before I knew that was a thing people did as a job.

RoboticsMechanismsEarly work
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Mechanical & fabrication 2010–2014

Woodworking & crossbows

Primary-school workshop projects. The first things I designed, built, and had to explain to a teacher.

WoodworkingHand toolsMechanismsEarly work
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Everything, by year

The full making history, newest first.