[Swansea Hackspace] Key fob suggestion/idea

[Emyr Morris]

I'm a strong believer that RFID (like Bluetooth) makes everything better!

the only thing that is better than either RFID and Bluetooth is addressable
RGB LEDs... if you can incorporate addressable LEDs into the projects as
well then you have my full blessing! I can not wait!

On 8 November 2014 02:11, Graham Owens <grahamowensuk at googlemail.com> wrote:

> If we can organise it, would anyone be averse to having a second fob
> issued to each member of the space, one that we can use internally and have
> full control over to preparing us for future projects.
>
> Examples would be, when people enter or leave the space, so that it is
> logged, but also so we can start doing some live stats on the website, such
> as 'there are currently "6" people in the hackspace'
>
> A basis for a cashless vending machine for things like arduinos, or snacks.
>
> Controls for the machine tools/3d printers etc.  once people are trained
> on a machine it is added to their profile and allows the machine to be used.
>
> Project box packing robot, a robot that retrieves your project box when
> presented with your fob.
>
> These are obviously just suggestions, and are more for the long term.  I
> would say use the existing fobs, but if we need to move to larger space in
> the future then our existing fobs would have to be returned and would be an
> administration nightmare.
>
> In a nutshell, im proposing that we start building a framework that can
> grow with us.
>
> Any comments or suggestions appreciated
>
> As many of you know, im all about the graphing of data and would love to
> see more stats on the website like visits per day, visits by hour, maximum
> at one time etc
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