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Judgmental Santa Uses Vision To Trigger Nerf And Candy
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A maker recently built "Judgmental Santa", a Raspberry Pi–based installation that uses an HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor and webcam plus the OpenAI Vision API to classify passersby as "nice" or "naughty". On a "nice" verdict an SO-ARM100 robot arm throws candy, while a pair of servos actuate a modified Nerf gun on "naughty", demonstrating a low-cost interactive vision-to-robotics setup for events.
Key Points
- 1Uses OpenAI Vision API with HC-SR04 ultrasonic trigger to classify subjects as 'nice' or 'naughty'.
- 2Integrates SO-ARM100 robot arm and servo-driven Nerf mechanism to produce tangible, real-world responses.
- 3Demonstrates affordable prototype pattern for vision-to-actuation workflows using paid APIs and Raspberry Pi.
Scoring Rationale
Practical, reproducible maker build with clear hardware and code; limited novelty and narrow, event-focused scope.
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