The latest articles on DEV Community by Abhineet (@babhineet). https://dev.to/babhineet https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4175969%2F0fa9cbd8-ac19-4e2f-baaf-d33d434391bd.jpg https://dev.to/babhineet en Abhineet Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:14:22 +0000 https://dev.to/babhineet/touchgully-rather-than-touchgrass-35ki https://dev.to/babhineet/touchgully-rather-than-touchgrass-35ki <p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week1-2026-10-05">Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 1: Touch Grass</a></em></p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p>Why need to touchGrass if you can just walk around your neighbourhood in you <em>gullies</em>(streets)?</p> <p>I built GullyScout, a small AI-powered project that encourages people to step outside and explore the world around them.</p> <p>The idea is simple: instead of spending all your time looking at a screen, use it to discover interesting things in your neighbourhood. This could be a street, an old building, a local shrine, or something you usually walk past without noticing.</p> <p>GullyScout turns an ordinary walk into a little adventure. It's meant for anyone who wants to explore their surroundings in a more fun way.</p> <h2> Code </h2> <p>GitHub repository: (<a href="https://github.com/AbhineetB/gullyscout" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/AbhineetB/gullyscout</a>)</p> <p>The project is still a work in progress, especially the AI model integration.</p> <h2> How I Built It </h2> <p>I built GullyScout as a web app, keeping it lightweight and focused on the main experience.</p> <p>For the AI part, I'm experimenting with MobileCLIP-S0, a lightweight open-weight vision-language model. The goal is to run image analysis directly in the browser using ONNX Runtime Web and Transformers.js, rather than sending every image to a cloud API.</p> <p>This approach could make the app more private, reduce running costs, and allow it to work with less dependence on an internet connection.</p> <p>Getting the model to run reliably in the browser has been one of the main challenges so far, so I'm still working on that part.</p> <h2> Why Does Open Innovation Matter? </h2> <p>I wanted to experiment with AI without depending on a paid API for every request.</p> <p>Open models and tools gave me the freedom to try different approaches, test things locally, and understand what happens behind the scenes. Running a model in the browser is also an interesting challenge because it comes with real limits on model size, memory, and performance.</p> <p>For a project like GullyScout, open innovation makes it possible to experiment with AI in a way that could be more accessible and affordable.</p> <h2> My Agent Session </h2> <p>I used AI coding assistance while building and testing the project. I'll add my DevRelay session here if I submit one.</p> devchallenge hf26challenge Abhineet Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:38:01 +0000 https://dev.to/babhineet/late-but-still-be-posting-the-invisible-project-o5i https://dev.to/babhineet/late-but-still-be-posting-the-invisible-project-o5i <p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-weekend-2026-10-01">Hacktoberfest Weekend Challenge: Build for a Friend</a></em></p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p>I have build an invisible app which has invisible features for an invisible friend. </p> <h2> Demo </h2> <p>The link is invisible</p> <h2> Code </h2> <p>Github link is invisible</p> <h2> How I Built It </h2> <p>The features of the Project are invisible as well. </p> <h2> Why Does Open Innovation Matter? </h2> <p>Here, this could be the only invisible project on dev.to. Although it is being made after the deadline, so I have no idea if this will count as a submission made. Will be figuring out after it has been published... ( so i hope you understand, its just for fun only ). </p> <h2> Prize Categories </h2> <p>Best Invisible Project</p> devchallenge weekendchallenge hf26challenge Abhineet Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:54:11 +0000 https://dev.to/babhineet/i-am-new-to-this-community-5e0i https://dev.to/babhineet/i-am-new-to-this-community-5e0i <p>happy to join dev.to</p>