The purpose of the night light is to help kids get over their
fear of monsters. Kids all over the world are afraid of the dark
and usually their fear stems from the belief that monsters live
under their bed. A typical reaction by these kids is to ask their
parents to check and make sure there are no monsters. So my
project would essentially replace the parent in this situation
How It Works
The night light is placed under the bed and it's attached
to a remote that the kid can easily reach. Everytime the kid gets
scared he presses a button and the night light (in the shape of a
robot) activates and notifies the little kid that it's checking
beneath the bed for monsters. After a short period it reports that no
monsters were found. During this process it makes noise and lights up
to make the little youngster feel safe.
The outer shell would be made of plastic and would house a
microcontroller that's used to drive several LED's and a small speaker.
The microcontroller receives input from the romote control allowing the
little kid to activate the system and check for monsters. The
microcontroller would be programmed with multiple media files that are
used to reassure the user.
