Over the past few weeks, I’ve been building something I’m really excited to finally share: a brand new, AI-powered system that lets anyone upload and publish blog posts to Beyond the Bench with zero faff.

The idea was simple: make it as easy and fast as possible for engineers, makers, and adventurers to share what they’ve been up to—whether it’s a weekend side project, a full-blown expedition, or just a scrappy but satisfying fix in the garage.

From Notes to Blog Post in Minutes

Here’s how it works:

  1. Paste your adventure or project notes — even if they’re just bullet points or a brain dump.

  2. Upload any photos from the trip, build, or experiment.

  3. Let the AI do the heavy lifting — it reads through everything and drafts a full blog post for you.

  4. Tweak to your heart’s content — drag and drop your images into the post, change the title, set the date, add authors and tags.

  5. Hit publish — and your story goes live on the Beyond the Bench website, ready to inspire others.

Built for the Doers, the Tinkerers, and the Trailblazers

This whole system was built with one thing in mind: making it effortless to share cool stuff and connect with others who are just as into building, exploring, and experimenting. It’s not just about the big achievements—sometimes the smallest projects or spur-of-the-moment adventures are the ones that spark the most inspiration.

Whether you’ve just come back from a muddy hike, or you finally got round to making that 3D-printed part, Beyond the Bench is your space to share it.

Why I Built This

I wanted to create a space where people could come together, share their stories, and hopefully find collaborators, co-conspirators — and the kind of bad influences that push you to do more. A blog post can be more than just a write-up—it can be an invitation. An idea someone else picks up. A project that snowballs.

So if you’ve been thinking, “Yeah, but my thing wasn’t that big or impressive…” — forget that. This is about momentum. The best adventures often start small. Just get out there, do something, and post it.

Looking forward to reading what you’ve been up to.

Head to Upload at the top of this page and get writing!