Inspiration
As students or during days outside of academics, there are quite a bit of tasks to complete when going about one's daily routine. While keeping a mental checklist can help as a guide throughout the day or week, having a tangible to-do list can serve as a frequent reminder to physically check off responsibilities that have been finished. With tasks that seem to consistently add on to one another, it can be easy to let them slip from memory. T h e b o x solves these issues!
What it does
Using 3D printed parts, arduino, python, and Google Gemini, t h e b o x works as a physical to do list for users, with the potential to have games, real-life rewards, and competition.
How We Built it
We used two Bambu Lab printers to print the parts quickly out of PLA, arduino kits and extra electronics for the wiring and digital functions, along with python (tkinter library) to mock up a scoreboard, task, and player addition system.
Challenges We Ran Into
Originally, we wanted a website that would interface with the arduino, so Google Gemini was originally used for this purpose using the Roo code extension in VScode. However, issues with the response and holes in the code diverted us to simplify the approach and use a purely python system, with a GUI instead of a local server. Additionally, fitting the hardware into it's place was a challenge and something that we dealt with throughout the 24 hours.
Accomplishments that We Are Proud of
Getting the LCD screen on the box to work with a push button, and the parts designed and printed in a way where they smoothly fit together was a great accomplishment. It was also our first time using a GenAI API to directly write in our code, which was a fun experiment.
What is Next for t h e b o x
T h e b o x looks to continue development focusing on integrating the web server side into the hardware, so that users can attribute their progress to something that can be competitive or tracked on phones/websites.
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