Document a capstone project masterpiece that integrates the range of units
covered, answering:
What are you doing?
My piggy bank, teaches the little ones to save, and helps to encourage the
culture of saving
Who has done what beforehand?
I think no one, there are smart piggy banks, but this is a fusion of a piggy
bank that asks you to save yes or yes...
What did you design?
A smart piggy bank, in the shape of a pig
What materials and components were used?
Pla, sound module, alarm module, SD memory, led lights, sensors, battery module,
among others
Where do they come from?
The materials are provided by the Fab Lab Esan node where I am located at IES
Huando.
How much did they cost?
I did not buy any material, therefore there was no quote for the parts
What parts and systems were manufactured?
All the complete prototype
What processes were used?
3D printing: I designed on tinkercard and used the 3D printer.
Plate Design: I designed in Eagle and use the Roland Modela MDX-20 milling
machine, to create the plate
Programming: I used Arduino IDE
What questions were answered?
Varies questions are answered, depending on the material. It took a lot of time,
several tests, several changes and hours of printing, but it was worth it when
everything worked out for my piggy bank.
Board design and programming.
What worked? No?
The design and printing in PLA filament have worked well.
I had problems with programming and electronics since it is not my forte
How was it evaluated?
Carrying out the test and testing the prototype
What are the implications?
You can see the whole process and more details on this page dedicated to my
final project here:
FINAL PROJECT
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Final Project Compliance
To meet the Fab Academy requirements, my final project includes:
Presentation Slide: A 1920x1080 (PNG) slide summarizing the project's name,
function, and my name.
Video Clip: A 1-minute (MP4) video demonstrating the lamp's movement and
Bluetooth control.
ReadMe & BOM: A detailed README.md file and Bill of Materials in the
final-project folder of my repository.
Source Files: All design files are organized and accessible for replication.
The project successfully integrated: 2D/3D design, additive/subtractive manufacturing,
electronics production, embedded programming, and networking.
✓ Assignment Requirements
Completed the final project
Documented the project in detail
Included a hero shot/video of the final project
Included all design files and code
These requirements are based on the Fab Academy 2026 assessment criteria.
