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Spoiler

Alert

Yue Jin, Kiryu Sakakibara, Kayciel Ramos, Selina Lin

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1,400,000,000 Tons

of food is wasted every year globally

Food waste in America in 2022: Statistics & Facts: RTS. Recycle Track Systems. (n.d.). Retrieved October 15, 2022, from https://www.rts.com/resources/guides/food-waste-america/

Problem: Food Waste

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Why are people wasting food?

What are the expiring food?

How should I cook the expiring food?

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Solution

A fridge accessory that detects expiring food and provides relevant recipes to reduce food waste.

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Design

Implement camera sensors attached to refrigerator with image-recognition system that predicts shelf life and connects to an APP.

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Demo

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Image Processing

  • Developed using pytorch neural networks
  • Model was trained on 4000 images of fresh/stale apples from Kaggle

*These pictures were taken during the hackathon, and were not part of the training dataset*

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Competitor Analysis

App Connection

Sends Alerts About Rotting Produce

Recipe Recommendations

SPOILER ALERT

FAMILY HUB

ONE THIRD

FRIDGE CAM

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Average

Consumers

Fridge Manufacturers

Our Consumers

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Thanks!

A greener tomorrow awaits!

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Demo