The problem I.R.I.S. - Smart Fridge solves

The I.R.I.S. – Intelligent Refrigeration Inventory Solution Smart Fridge addresses the significant issue of food waste at the household level by providing an efficient, AI-powered inventory management system. It allows users to:

• Monitor the contents of their refrigerator in real-time.
• Receive alerts for items nearing expiration.
• Obtain personalized meal suggestions based on available ingredients, reducing food waste and optimizing consumption.
• Plan meals and manage dietary needs seamlessly through an interactive WhatsApp bot interface.

Challenges we ran into

One of the main challenges encountered was fine-tuning the AI model for accurate item detection and categorization. We overcame this by leveraging pre-trained models like ResNet for category detection and Mask R-CNN for segmentation, ensuring high accuracy through iterative testing and dataset improvements.