Atas Scrapyard

Inspiration

Scrapyard in SUTD, but potentially more useful for students rather than being a place that students throw their project waste away.

What it does

Users deposit any useful "scraps" into the system (such as screws, screwdriver, etc) to obtain points. They can save up points to redeem other scraps that they might want. So instead of conducting trade via a marketplace, they can do it via the machine and at their own convenience. Originally, we wanted the user to "log in" via their RFID cards, then input the material. They are then required to enter a short description of the item, and the camera inside would take picture of the contents for other users to see (so that they won't be scammed).

How we built it

Programming logic was written in Python, with data stored in Json files.

Challenges we ran into

Technical difficulties in creating a usable interface between a camera, RFID, and microcontroller.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Explored out of our comfort zone to learn and read up on new soft skills that we have never touched before. Though we lack in experience and could not obtain a working prototype, we still enjoyed learning new things and played around with the hardware.