“Working from home can be full of noise and distractions. Now, when I join a Zoom meeting, this robot closes my office door!
Why I built it
Working from home can be full of noise and distractions. If I remember before joining a meeting, I get up and close my office door. If I forget, I sometimes have to excuse myself from the meeting to go and close it. Now, thanks to Particle.io and Zapier, when I join a Zoom meeting, this little guy automatically closes my office door for me!
Materials
- Particle Photon 2 - Particle’s latest board that includes Dual-band Wi-Fi
- Adafruit’s DC Motor + Stepper FeatherWing Add-on For All Feather Boards
- A pair of Dagu DC Motors
- A pair of 65mm Robot Wheels
- A 4 “AA” Enclosed Battery Holder (powers the motors)
- Various Makeblock Robot Brackets
- LiPo battery (powers the Photon 2)
- PCB Board, pins, jumpers, cable ties”