Use the Internet-of-Things in order to make long-distance relationships less distant! The Emotion Box is an Internet-enabled small box which is connected to a mobile app. It has five LEDs which can be switched on and off using the physical buttons on the box, or via the app. Each of the LEDs correspond to a mood, which is engraved in the box. It tries to provide tangible and physical communication to long-distance partners.
Skills: Arduino, making, IoT.
How-to: full build instructions on <a href="https://www.instructables.com/id/EmotionBox/" target="_blank">Instructables</a>, code available on <a href="https://github.com/alvaropp/EmotionBox" target="_blank">GitHub</a>.
Featured: <a href="https://makezine.com/2016/04/04/the-emotionbox-uses-blynk-to-connect-long-distance-partners/" target="_blank">Make Magazine</a>, Instructables main page.
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