DecayDock Keeps Track of Spoilage
DecayDock is a new device designed to help track food spoilage in refrigerators. It uses an ESP32-CAM module to detect food items and monitor their freshness over time. Although it provides estimates rather than precise spoilage detection, it aims to assist users in managing their fridge inventory more effectively.
- ▪DecayDock is designed to track food spoilage in refrigerators.
- ▪It utilizes an ESP32-CAM module for image detection of food items.
- ▪The device displays freshness status using a color-coded system on an LCD screen.
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DecayDock Keeps Track Of Spoilage No comments by: Zoe Skyforest May 20, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Many of us have suffered the common experience of buying a great deal of (now very expensive) food, only to have it go off before it can be consumed. [ptallthings93] has whipped up a simple device to try and tackle this problem. The result is DecayDock, which lives on a fridge and tries to keep track of what’s going on inside. It achieves this with the use of an ESP32-CAM module, which combines the capable microcontroller with a camera for image detection work. With the aid of an Edge AI model, it’s able to detect common food items that are held in front of the camera, which are in turn added to an internal inventory.
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