SMART TOOLBOX

Abstract

Variety kind of tools that has a various kind of function was undeniably has help its user to ease their daily work. Hence, the toolbox was invented to carry, protect and the organizing the tools inside it. Although, there a lot of innovation and improvement on the existing toolbox, yet the missing tool was still being one of the biggest issues for the toolbox owner. There is no one to blame as forgetfulness was one of the biggest factors that contributed to the problem. Research has been done also state that in 1990 American Demographics report that we spend 16 minutes per day looking for lost items. Other estimates range as high as 31-55 minutes per day. As to fulfil the vision of Industrial Revolution 4.0, the idea was triggered to innovate and redesign the existing toolbox into a smart toolbox. The smart toolbox will be able to detect the absence of the tools inside it and display it through an LCD screen so that the user will be noticed to not to forget their tools. By the creation of this smart toolbox, the missing tool of toolbox owner can be preventing from happen more frequent in the future and the user can enjoy using the smart and efficient toolbox to improve their daily working life. Plus, the Arduino software also will be more acknowledge by the public and specifically the toolbox’s owner since this smart toolbox was programmed using Arduino software.