Overview / Usage

PushBox is a smart mailbox system that notifies users when mail has been received, removed, or possibly stolen by recording weight changes within the mailbox whenever it is opened. The hardware comprises of a Raspberry Pie unit, breadboard, USB food scale, battery unit, and custom built enclosure. Software for the entire system consists of a prototype android application, MySQL database hosted in the cloud, and a C program running on the raspberry pie. PushBox was a project submitted at the 2016 ATT Mobile App Hackathon in Honolulu. Team members: Joshua Nishiguchi, Aditya Kumar, Stephani Diep, Reed Shinsato, James Park, and Oliver Sou.