Fresh Cookie Guard

The Project

FreshCookieGuard uses a moisture sensor and Raspberry Pi to monitor the freshness of cookies in a jar, triggering alerts when staleness is detected to prevent the consumption of unhealthy snacks.

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Team Comments

I chose to make this project to prevent the health risks associated with consuming stale cookies, ensuring that snacks remain fresh and safe to eat by providing timely alerts when they become unfit for consumption.

One challenge was accurately calibrating the moisture sensor to reliably detect cookie staleness. We resolved this by experimenting with various calibration settings and testing the sensor with different types of cookies to fine-tune its sensitivity and ensure consistent results.

If given more time, I would enhance the project by adding a user-friendly app interface for real-time monitoring and alerts, and integrate additional sensors to measure other factors like temperature and humidity for a more comprehensive assessment of cookie freshness.