Here at iStrategyLabs we are always looking to create fun and new things. Our most recent challenge came with the creation of the PiePal - a device that allows you to order a pizza with the push of a button. Yes, you heard correctly, the simple push of a button.
The physical construction of the PiePal was designed using SketchUp and printed out using PLA on a MakerBot Replicator 2. The internals are powered by a Raspberry Pi (of course!) & Arduino combination, allowing for finite control of the LEDs mounted internally and a fully realized user interface.
Like many of iSL’s Social Machines, the PiePal is powered completely by JavaScript, using Node.js. Some tricky reverse-engineering allowed us to set up an API wrapper around Dominos’ amazing online ordering system, which handles everything from finding the closest store to tracking the status of each order.
