My university had a student club doing that and it's probably my fondest memory of engineering. It was so inspiring and almost addicting to work on projects tha

My university had a student club doing that and it's probably my fondest memory of engineering. It was so inspiring and almost addicting to work on projects that actual people would use or have their lives improved by. And you got to have a hand in writing firmware, machining parts/enclosures, meeting the customer (mostly doctors, which was super cool), and researching the market fit for if it were a real project. It was so much fun. I really wish my post-college engineering experience could be anything like that. I miss making useful things.