IoT
M.U.D.D.I.
Complaint-bot for messy agency kitchens
Role
Idea, execution, code, copy
01
Yikes!
One kitchen, thousand problems.
When many people share a kitchen in companies, families, or shared flats, things can quickly get unappetizing. By lunchtime, cups pile up on bowls on plates. That’s when M.U.D.D.I. comes into play. The "Maternal Unit for Dish Detection and Instruction" monitors communal kitchens with a camera eye. Like a real mom, she gets straight to the point: if too many dishes stack up for too long, she sends tough emails to the staff.
02
Execution
Heart of silicone.
M.U.D.D.I. is powered by a Raspberry Pi. A Python script based on the OpenCV image recognition framework evaluates the camera stream. Using the relatively robust Hue-Circle algorithm, the recognition counts the circles of plates, cups, and bowls in the image. If an alarm value is exceeded for a certain period, a Python script assembles text modules and images and sends them to the pre-defined kitchen duty personnel.
Uh-oh. M.U.D.D.I. is writing.