Build a super environmental friendly vending machine using Arduino to prevent food waste.

Problem Statement:

What problem are you trying to solve?

People are too choosy over their fruits and vegetables and this causes a lot of ugly and bruised vegetables to go to waste.

Project Description:

How does this project work? What is this project supposed to do?

The vending machine…​

• Prevents squeezing or mishandling ​
• Prevents picking and choosing perfect fruits​
• Is highly convenient. Discourages overstocking
• Do not need a big area for the air conditioner to cover  ​
• Air conditioners release greenhouse gases which lead to global warming which causes a decrease in food sustainability​

Hardware Components Used:

• 1x Arduino Mega
• Jumper wires
• Solid core wires
• 11x solenoids
• 11x bright white Light Emitting Diodes
• 1x Breadboard Acrylic pieces

Possible Improvements

How can you take this project further so that it can better solve the stated problem?

Minimise fruit wastage:​

• Maintain Fruit Freshness​
• Detect Fruit Spoilage​
• Track Sales of Each Fruit​
• Decreases in price depending on expiry​

Tackle Labour Scarcity:​

• Monitor the number of fruits left in the machine

Spread awareness and encourage more consumers to support food sustainability through buying from the vending machine​

• User-friendly interface​
• Multiple payment options​
• To prevent food wastage, the price can decrease after a few days.​