Smart Useless Box with ESP8266 and Gesture Sensor

This is a useless machine made smarter with an ESP8266 microcontroller on a Wemos D1 Mini board and an APDS-9960 proximity sensor to give more funny responses. Can you guess what is going to happen if you flip the switch?

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Feel free to customize the code, add new actions, submit a pull request and also share your prints and send feedback on Thingiverse and MyMiniFactory!

[claudesmoot]

I want this for the thermostat in my house.

[smoke.]

Love it! Time to upgrade my old, dumb useless box!

[porthos]

OMG...I really needed a good laugh today and this was it. A small plastic box with wires and stuff and an attitude. Just so effing funny...and I don't know why. Thank you.

[noomade]

it's the middle of the night and I am watching a video of a useless box... life does not get, simultaneously, any worse nor better than this...

[stefanborghys]

Wow, really well done! Love it's personality 😋

[sanjaysk]

"Really smart and entertaining useless device"

[billyhatcher]

Imagine a cat seeing this wondering what the hell is thst

[costaliberta]

more like a smart device and a useless user!

[FokalAcademy]

U can use it in toys for children, toys design will going to change . It is not useless

[edyhub]

I will try to make this box always wanted to have a thank you for sharing as soon as it is ready I record a video ok

[eLBehmo]

I soo want it to flip the switch internally without touching the switch!!

[JohnJohn]

What happens if you flip the switch and then keep your finger over the sensor?

[neochang]

Maybe useless also can inspire a great idea, i like it :)

[frankausmanderi]

Hi György,
i don't know if you'll read this. I hope so.

Do you have pictures from inside your box? Like how and where did you attach the servos? I'm trying to rebuild a box. Hopefully it will be more useful than your's 😉

And: would it be much effort to adapt the space for the power plug-in from Micro-USB to USB C and also provide the stl on Github? Otherwise my Dremel will fix it. 😁

Thanks a lot
Frank

[Issa_eth]

Can you make a video building it I am having problems

[rajaramparsekar]

I want ozzyman to review this.. it would be awesome😃

[fogarty]

What about those of us that are too lazy to build it and just want to buy one from you??

[High_]

Why you didn't spend all this time and effort making somthing useful?