The Unbreakable Engineer

1. Module 1

   Module 0: Philosophy

   The why behind the curriculum. Understanding why physical intuition is AI-proof and how to approach the 16-year journey.

2. Module 2

   Module 1: Sandbox Years (Gr 1-3)

   Zero screens. Pure building. Develop fine motor skills, spatial reasoning, and cause-and-effect through blocks, ramps, and gears.

3. Module 3

   Module 2: The Tinkerer (Gr 4-6)

   Introduction to energy, basic circuits, and directed building. Deconstruction, electricity, and mechanical linkages.

4. Module 4

   Module 3: The Connector (Gr 7-9)

   Marrying the physical world to the digital. Microcontrollers, sensors, and basic kinematics.

5. Module 5

   Module 4: The Engineer (Gr 10-12)

   Precision, control theory, and professional-grade design. Building a portfolio for college and career.

6. Module 6

   Module 5: Undergraduate (College)

   Formalizing intuition into rigorous engineering principles. Statics, dynamics, machine design, and control systems.

7. Module 7

   Module 6: Specialist (Grad School)

   Pushing boundaries. Soft robotics, shape-memory alloys, dynamic locomotion, and reinforcement learning on hardware.

8. Module 8

   Module 7: Tools & Workshop

   Master the physical tools every hardware engineer needs. Safety, precision, and proper technique.

9. Module 9

   Module 8: Software for Hardware

   Professional embedded software: communication protocols, RTOS, ROS2, and firmware architecture.

10. Module 10

    Module 9: Testing & Reliability

    Systematic testing, FMEA, HALT, burn-in, and reliability engineering. Making robots that don't fail.

11. Module 11

    Module 10: Career & Industry

    The actual job market for hardware engineers. Salaries, company types, and how to get hired.

12. Module 12

    Module 11: Materials & Manufacturing

    What things are made of and how they're made. Metals, plastics, composites, and fabrication processes.

13. Module 13

    Module 12: Electronics Deep Dive

    Professional electronics: op-amps, filters, power electronics, PCB design, and EMC.

14. Module 14

    Module 13: Business of Hardware

    The business side of physical products: BOM costing, supply chain, pricing, patents, and crowdfunding.

15. Module 15

    Module 14: Math for Robotics

    The math that actually matters for robotics — taught through physical intuition, not abstract problem sets.

16. Module 16

    Module 15: Perception & Computer Vision

    How robots turn pixels into understanding — from raw camera data to knowing where they are and what they're looking at.

17. Module 17

    Module 16: AI/ML for Robotics

    Where machine learning actually helps a robot, where it doesn't, and why physical intuition still runs the show.

18. Module 18

    Module 17: Advanced Locomotion & Swarm Robotics

    Beyond wheels: legged gaits, soft locomotion, and what happens when dozens of simple robots cooperate without a leader.

19. Module 19

    Module 18: Aerospace & Drones

    Flight is just another control problem — until gravity, wind, and the FAA get involved.

We keep expanding this course — new modules are added regularly, and 1-year access covers everything published during that time.