SYSTEM ONLINE — TARGET ACQUISITION READY

Hammer/In/A/Box

An AI-powered, ultrasonic-triggered, Terminator-grade roasting machine. Detect a target. Identify them with Gemini. Roast them in T-800's voice. Finish with a bark from Brian Griffin. Engineering at its most unhinged.

Arduino HC-SR04 Ultrasonic LCD I²C Python Gemini API OpenCV TTS
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How the Hammer Drops

Five stages of escalation, from passive detection to verbal annihilation.

01

Detect

The ultrasonic sensor pings continuously, watching for a person to enter range.

02

Status

Arduino lights up the LCD: target locked, system armed, scanning sequence engaged.

03

Capture

The Arduino signals the laptop, which fires up the external camera and snaps a frame.

04

Roast

Gemini identifies the subject and generates a roast in the voice of the Terminator.

05

Deliver

Text-to-speech reads the roast. Then Brian Griffin barks. Target retreats.

Brian Griffin
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BARK.MP3 — DETERRENT
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The Brian Griffin Protocol

Every great weapons system needs a closer. After the roast lands, the box plays a clip of Brian Griffin barking — a final, undignified push to send the target back where they came from.

It is, scientifically speaking, the most effective civilian deterrent ever deployed in a dorm room.

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The Creators From MIT

OP-01 Naim

Naim

Hardware engineer responsible for setting up designs of servos while implementing code to control them. Cameraman & Editor of final video presentation. Lead Feastables sourcer

OP-02 Maeve

Maeve

Systems specialist focusing on payload delivery mechanisms and implementations.

OP-03 Bill

Bill

Materials specialist, focusing on determining best materials for project and sourcing. Co-Engineered servo configuration & code

OP-04 Jose Carvajal-Beltran

Jose Carvajal-Beltran

Format specialist ensuring all documentation is clear and well-structured. Ensured any code involving cameras and API was properly coded and integrated. Created this website.