A very basic project composing of a Sharp infrared proximity sensor hooked up to an Arduino with a few lines of code; for a perfect newbie.
Make a car parking assistant of your own. It warns you when you are too close to any object.
Quick and easy project to teach kids how ultrasonic sensors measure distance. Distance is shown on a mechanical dial - servo motor.
Reduce the number of equipment and preparations required for field testing (2.4GHz and 868MHz), pack everything you need in your hand
When you input the marks exam grading system will output the grade.