FWIW, I am in a similar position. There is a hardware project I want to build, but had no idea where to start. I asked ChatGPT to guide me and it has gone very well. I haven't actually built anything yet, but my mental state is 100% different. I prompted with something like,
"You are an expert consumer hardware designer and builder. I am a software developer and I want to make a hardware project for the first time. Here are my requirements: _____. Please make a plan to teach me how to build a prototype at home. Start off with a high-level overview and we'll dive into details as we go"
"You are an expert consumer hardware designer and builder. I am a software developer and I want to make a hardware project for the first time. Here are my requirements: _____. Please make a plan to teach me how to build a prototype at home. Start off with a high-level overview and we'll dive into details as we go"