Buzz Beat: The Bee Counter
Fall 2018
Description: The goal was to design a product that allows the beekeepers to know whether a beehive is active or not based on the number of bees entering & exiting a hive. Our client, Andre Houssney from Jacobs Springs Farm, needed a solution to a problem: beehives die unexpectedly. We worked and found a way. “Buzz Beat” is a bee counter consisting of a Pixy Cam, detecting bees going in and out of the hive by keeping track of X and Y-coordinates. An LCD screen displays the number of bees going in and out. Our client can now monitor the activity of these amazing animals.
My role: I helped with prototyping and testing. I first learned about Project Management because of this project. It planted a seed of a passion that keeps growing ever since.
Name Plate for Engineering Projects Team
Fall 2018
Description: This was my first Engineering project ever. It had laser cut, 3D printed, and electrical parts.
My role: I was born and raised in rural Argentina. Day 1 of this class made me feel far behind, everyone kept talking about Arduino and CAD, and I didn’t even know what those words meant. This name plate project started answering my questions.
