Wrist Band Smoke Alarm
Human Health and Behavior
Max Kieppel
- Grade:
- 7
- Teacher:
- Jeannette Olsson
Millions of people in the United States are deaf or blind and it impacts so many aspects of their life including their ability to know when there is an emergency. Many public warnings for emergencies are designed for people who can hear and see. Deaf or blind people could not know if there is an emergency until it is too late. This is why I wanted to design an alarm system for them to know if there is an emergency.
Your project shows impressive creativity, skill, and compassion. You identified a real challenge faced by people who are deaf or blind and engineered a thoughtful solution that could help keep them safe. Building a working system that includes a smoke sensor, Raspberry Pi, Bluetooth communication, a haptic motor, and a custom 3D‑printed wristband is an amazing accomplishment. Your persistence through coding challenges, soldering difficulties, and multiple iterations shows true engineering spirit. Keep exploring ideas that help others—your work has the potential to make a meaningful difference.
This is a meaningful project that focuses on an important safety issue for people who are deaf or blind. The idea of a wrist band smoke alarm is thoughtful because it considers how emergency alerts often rely on sound or sight, which not everyone can access. I like that the project focuses on inclusion and safety by trying to make emergency warnings more accessible. This shows strong empathy and awareness of real problems people face in everyday life. One suggestion would be to explain more about how the wrist band would detect smoke and alert the user so readers can better understand how the system works. Overall, this is a caring and practical idea that could help improve safety for many people.