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The Smart Snack Machine was made possible via a grant from the Hack Club Winter Hardware Wonderland program. After creating a proposal and budget, I presented my idea to the Hack Club team and received the portion of the funds required. After about a year of working, a lot of failure, and experimentation, I am very proud to share the Smart Snack Machine. It features a variety of ways to "pay" for a snack, including a mobile pay option where users make an account with the app on their phones, a coin acceptor, and my favorite feature, games. Users can play games on the integrated touch screen to earn a snack.
The machine is made of wood, and plexiglass, as well as wire that was wrapped up to make the coils. The coils are run by an array of 14 servo motors that are controlled by 2 NodeMCU boards. These boards are connected to WiFi to receive signals from the Raspberry Pi computer that is attached to the touch screen. The coin acceptor is run by an Arduino Leonardo that is directly connected to the Raspberry Pi. Finally, a QR code scanning camera was added to be able to scan the user's "Mobile Wallet Key" if they choose to pay with credits that are in the Snack Machine App.
The snack machine has an accompanying app that customers can download to their phones to keep their virtual snack tokens safe. To use the virtual tokens, login to the application, and scan the QR code displayed on the app with the QR scanner on the snack machine.
Download Page
Login Page
Create Wallet Page
The smart bird feeder was the first version of the current project hosted at masonnamminga.com/live. Due to issues with RTSP.me, and an overall lack of weatherproofing the project was retired.
Using scrap wood, I created a vintage-inspired arcade cabinet. It includes a variety of games such as Pac-Man, and also includes LED lighting.
In 2024, in FBLA, I was tasked with creating an iOS/Android application that helped students track the extracurricular activities that they participated in during high school. Lion Legacy works as a social media platform for high schoolers to view their involvement stats and be able to use them as a reference when filling out college applications.
In 2023, in FBLA, I was tasked with designing promotional materials for a fictional up-and-coming business in my local community. I chose to create a dog café—a space where customers could enjoy coffee while spending time with adoptable dogs. The branding is vibrant and energetic, reflecting the café's mission of finding forever homes for dogs while serving great coffee along the way.
The Voice Drink Dispenser is a project inspired by a soda fountain, designed to pour your drink into a glass at the press of a button. Compatible with a variety of beverages, the dispenser features LED lighting and a speaker that thanks the customer for using the machine.
The Live Stream Smart Fish Feeder includes a security camera that livestreams to Twitch and an internet-connected fish feeder. This was created using Blynk and a WeMos board.