SnellHack @ Northeastern University, Boston (31st March 2017)

http://www.hackathon.com/event/hardware-hackathon--club-snell-edition-32834336384

Checking an Open Spot in Northeastern Universities Snell Library using Amazon Alexa (by saying "Alexa ask spotfinder for a spot") and SMS(Text on a number to get open spots in library).

Hardware Components Used:

• Echo Dot (For Amazon Alexa interface)
• Particle Photon development board
• Force sensor from Adafruit
• Breadboard and LED's
• Office Chairs (3 nos. on which the system was build and tested)

Software / Programming languages used:

• Arduino (language build on top of C/C++)
• Python (For Backend and Alexa skill set development)
• Javascript (Node.js for setting and configuring Photon board)
• Particle Cloud API's
• Twilio SMS API

Prizes Won in this Hackathon

• 2nd Prize in Snell Hackathon
• Crowd Favorite