BloomBud

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  MARK 1

Inspiration

All the team members live in single room dorm rooms. We love the idea of living with a plant as a peaceful companion, but struggle to maintain them. We thought to create a plant that would be a well-informed companion.

On the market exists assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Home. BloomBud has the potential to do more than assist, it is meant to connect on a more personal level.

What it does

MARK1 reacts to the user's movement and outputs movement, light, and sound.

How I built it

The structure of BloomBud is currently acrylic and PLA. All of its movements are controlled by an Arduino Uno 3.

Challenges I ran into

To maintain the aesthetic of a plant, wires had to be strategically arranged. Considering different sensors and controlling their range of input was time intensive.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

What I learned

What's next for BloomBud

More robust construction and debugged code.

Built With

• 3dprinting
• arduino