Compact 1x1 loader requiring electricity to run. There are options to enable or modify capabilities like stacking, disable power consumption, or recipe cost.
Mods introducing new content into the game.
Augmented or new ways of transporting materials - belts, inserters, pipes!
Entities which interact with the circuit network.
I'd suggest using the graphics from this library, as he offers it to other mods as just a graphics package if wanted.
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/aai-loaders
I will add that functionality as soon as done with the migration from miniloader code.