Mike Heavers

creative technologist | coder

Mystery Box

A scavenger hunt for vintage artifacts reveals a hidden treasure

TAGS: arduino,fabrication,sensors,microelectronics

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Revealing the secret door

The box uses photovoltaic sensors to determine if objects have been placed properly into their appropriate spots. When all items are in place, a servo moto activates a secret door.

The box was hidden in the woods of western Connecticut, near a frozen waterfall.

Finding the Box

The box was hidden in the woods of western Connecticut, near a frozen waterfall.

Soldering LEDs for the Mystery Box

Prototyping

Strip wire. Solder wire. Test. Repeat.

Arduino prototyping - power

Electro Guts

So many tiny parts. So little room.

Tracking down the clues.

Tracking down the clues

Find the mystery man. Find the box.