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The world's first smart plate ! Track all your meals on one device !

The world's first smart plate ! Track all your meals on one device !

The world's first smart plate ! Track all your meals on one device ! Read More
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The inspiration behind the WeightPlate.
The inspiration behind the WeightPlate.

The WeightPlate is the first truly smart plate. Along with a mobile application, the WeightPlate will track all your meals as you eat them.    

With diet being more important than ever, the WeightPlate will track daily food intake, and notify the user if they are on/off track of their current goals all in real-time.

How will it work ?

The WeightPlate will have four partitions on the plate (each partition has a dedicated sensor); place the food of your choice into the partition, the internal CPU will process the information received in weight by the sensor; a mobile application is used specify what the food is; you now have real time information about your meal.

The LCD display on the WeightPlate will give real time stats that provide the caloric intake for the current meal/day which will assist in meeting dieting goals.

The information collected will assist in creating a balanced meal plans that coincide with dieting goals.

The plate will have a long lasting internal battery that can be easily charged by stacking the plate on top of a charging base; having multiple plates is even easier, just place the plates on top of each other, and they will form a charging stack, as you can see:

Here are some 3D drawings:

What is the current status ?

I purchased all the components I need to get the basic concept going. I tactfully acquired my wife's favorite cutting board to mount the prototype on (please don't tell her). Here is my work station with the prototype.

 As you can see, in the middle is the CPU stack with LCD mounted with sensors are attached. (I did all the work myself - don't judge).  

The prototype turns on, and I am getting basic feedback from the sensors, now I am doing research on how to program it in order to get it ready for calibration.

What Next ?

I will hire a mobile application engineer to design an application to communicate with the plates WiFi and Bluetooth. 

I want to get a 3D printer so I can make an enclosure for the components, and start testing it out. If i can't get the printer as of now, I already found some companies that print for you based on uploaded designs.

I plan to get an engineer to help me streamline the internal components so it can be more compact. Once I have my new schematics, I will assemble it myself, and start the testing process once again.

Based on my results it will be either back to the drawing board, or I can being to purchase the components in bulk and assemble them by hand. I ultimately plan to hire a manufacturer to help me mass produce the WeightPlate, but one step at a time !

Risks and challenges

There are risks and challenges with any venture, and the biggest challenge is getting the WeightPlate out in the market and being advertised due to limited funds.

Challenge, I do not have a strong network yet, but I am looking forward to getting my ideas known !

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    A thank you postcard and an official thank you upon release !

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    Create a logo for the WeightPlate, then we get the community to vote on it.

    And I will make a set of 4 shirts with the logo for you !

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    Upon release we will make a custom label on the plate for you along with a personalized thank you in an official release statement.

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