SMART TONGS

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Inspiration

I saw the hardware hack components combined with the thought of what should we connect that isn't usually connected? and my thoughts landed on everyone's favourite kitchen utensil, the tongs.

What it does

Smart tongs was massively cut down from its initial concept due to technical limitations but the current prototype still boasts some awesome features. An LCD screen dominates one side of the tongs bringing a range of important data from the sensors down the other side. Safety is paramount with this design as it includes both a temperature sensor and carbon monoxide sensor ensuring your health is not at risk when cooking. A simple push button allows the user to interact with the contents of the screen and toggle between different data screens.

How we built it

It was built using many wires in the breadboard and with the help of many useful wiring diagrams online, alongside useful pages providing an introduction to MicroPython.

Challenges we ran into

The initial plan was to use a Pi Zero and incorporate a computer vision model to gauge how cooked food is but after hours of trying it was clear that given the wifi situation and the lack of spare peripherals that it would be infeasible so we switched to the Pi Pico.