Homework :

✔️get the materials you need for the class

✔️Make a switch that you can control without using your hands. Document it on the class site with a blog post. When you post, use the category “Switches”

✔️Read the Excerpts from the prologue and Ch1 of “Making Things Talk”

✔️Read “There Will Come Soft Rains” and “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury

✔️On the blog, write a comment to my post about the Bradbury stories, particularly in light of the fact that we’re talking about building networked devices in this course. This should be at least 300 words long. You may find it easier to pick one of the stories, but if you do, be sure to reference the other one as well.

Switch

0208 NYU IDM _ Physical Interface of Networking | HW1_Switch SwitchDemo | Tool Used_ Arduino (Esp8266)

For my switch project, I design a little punching machine. Unfortunately, you still need to use your finger to control it, but the way you trigger it is definitely more intriguing than just press the original switch button. As you might have already noticed, there is a seesaw at the bottom. In order to trigger the switch, all you have to do is try to shoot the disk, rolling in the middle, to the top and be attached by the magnet. For the conductive method, I have use aluminum foil, paper clip, and also some conductible wire. It might seems difficult to reach the top at once, but practice makes perfect. However, this also makes the switch not convenient enough to be used. So my next step would be thinking about how to make the chance of hitting and attaching at the top more easily.