The Smart Workbench is an interactive project display visible from the robotics lab window. By using computer vision and armature tracking, the projects on the workbench can respond to input from outside the window. The workbench may also showcase non-interactive robotics demos and various other small projects.

So far, a Galaga-like game has been created that can be controlled from outside the robotics room. A few other small projects are in the works, such as a two-player pong game and a live solar system-based clock; however, new ideas for projects on the Smart Workbench are always welcome.

The implementation of the solar system clock involves implementing the software to poll the position of each celestial object in real-time and manufacturing the physical model.

For the interactive pong game, a system to get two player user input from a camera feed, pong physics, and game design are required.