This project, developed in collaboration with the San Antonio Zoo through the EPICS Student Organization, aims to create an interactive button for gibbons. When pressed, the button will activate a water mist system, allowing the gibbons to engage with visitors in a fun and enriching way.
- Enhance Animal Enrichment – Provide gibbons with a new form of interaction and stimulation.
- Engage Zoo Visitors – Create an entertaining and memorable experience for guests.
- Innovative Engineering – Develop a durable, responsive, and safe button system suitable for animal interaction.
- Microcontroller: Ardunio Uno
- Sensors & Actuators: Button interface, Mist nozzle,
- Enclosure: Weatherproof and Animal-resistant design
- Software: Embedded C++ for microcontroller programming
🔄 Initial design phase in progress
🔄 Prototyping and testing in progress
- Luis Gonzalez
- Aaron Castello
- Tony Shenouda
- Sebastian Mancha
Special thanks to the San Antonio Zoo for their support and collaboration! Aswell as the UTSA EPICS Student Org for funding and providing this opportunity