Inspiration
As university students, we spend many hours hunched over using our laptops or writing homework. We are always reminded by our parents that bad posture will lead to years of misery and back pain. However, they’re not always there to remind us to sit up properly. So, we developed PostSURE!
What it does
PostSURE analyzes your posture while you are using your computer. By comparing it to when you have good posture, it will recognize and alert you when you are slouching. There are settings to change its sensitivity and how often it checks.
How we built it
We used python tkinter to build the front end desktop application (interesting choice…). The backend is built with python, openCV, and pytorch to identify the user’s body. We use CockroachDB to store user data.
Challenges we ran into
That nobody knew anything about tkinter but we still decided to learn it and use it. In hindsight, we are not sure why.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
That we finished a hackathon project in the time limit!!! yippee!!!!!!
What we learned
We learned many new technologies like CockroachDB and OpenCV.
What's next for PostSURE
Using the data stored in the database to create a working analytics page that shows users’ posture trends and maybe compare it with other users.
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