Inspiration
Working at my desk, I've always struggled to stay hydrated. I created this smart water bottle fix this problem.
What it does
The MustHydrate water bottle follows its owner around and sprays water at them, using negative reinforcement to teach healthy hydration.
How we built it
It's composed of two parts a lazy Susan for spanning and a servo that tilts the spout of the bottle up and down, all 3d printed.
Challenges we ran into
The hardest part of this project was certainly the hardware. Debugging electronics and testing 3d printed parts were the most draughting part of this project. For example, 3d printing took up to 7 hours per part, being a massive strain on my time budget. Similarly I had to order electronic parts, which reduced the time I had to work with them. Thus, assembling all of the physical aspects of this project, was the hardest, as not only did you have to test them, you had wait for them to arrive and assemble.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
The accomplishment I'm most proud of is the spout. Constrained by time limits, instead of going with a 3d printed solution I came up with a solution that used toothfloss to bind to the servo horn as a support, a scrap solution to command the nozzle.
What we learned
I learned hardware needs a lot of preparation in advance. Not only do you have to physically debug hardware, you have to buy and it design it, a lengthy process. Thus, for any project to succeed preparation in advance is needed.
What's next for MustHydrate
I think incorporating all components into a portal solution would be an interesting challenge, along with using the water canon to say punish users for being distracted.
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