Project Intelligence · INDL 2010 · Fall 2026
Halo
A food freshness countdown for shared fridges. Tap in the days, and a ring of light counts them down.
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Course
INDL 2010 ID Studio
Team
Group 2 · [ROLE]
Timeline
[START] to Oct 30, 2026
Tools
Fusion, Arduino, FDM printing
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Problem
In a shared fridge, nobody knows how old anything is.
Leftovers go in without a date, roommates forget whose is whose, and food gets thrown out too early or eaten too late. Labels and markers get skipped because they take effort every single time.
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Research & Inspiration
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Research & Inspiration
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Sketches
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[IMAGE: sketches]
[IMAGE: sketches]
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Storyboard
From fridge to fork.
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Interaction Design
One tap per day. The light does the remembering.
Tap to set
Six taps, six days. Each bright segment is a day left.
Counting down
One segment fades each day as the color drifts to orange.
Time’s up
The whole ring pulses red. Hold the center to reset.
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Foam Mockup
What the foam model got wrong.
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Hooking the cord was hard
The hook moved to the top corner as a wave crest the cord drops into, with the anchor holes on the bottom edge.
It tilted face down
Two feet on the back tilt the face up 5° on slanted containers.
Where to tap wasn’t clear
A raised circular target now marks the touch area in the center of the face.
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Initial CAD
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3D Prints & In-Use Testing
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Electronics
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Brain
Seeed XIAO ESP32S3
Light
12-LED ring behind a translucent diffuser
Wake
Light sensor turns it on when the fridge opens
Touch
Copper pad under the tap target
Power
450 mAh battery, USB-C charging
Attach
Elastic silicone cord
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Final Assembly
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[IMAGE: exploded view]
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CMF
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Renders
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Final Photos & Video
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[VIDEO: demo video]
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Reflection
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