Monitoring system for dispenser

This is a smart dispenser for sheet materials like paper towels. It uses a main feed roller, often with additional pressing rollers, to pull out a specific length of material. A built-in computer monitors the rotation of both the feed roller and the main supply roll to track how much material is dispensed and how much is left.

Why it matters: Filed before widespread, low-cost IoT connectivity. Remote monitoring of supply levels for facility management is now much more accessible and cost-effective than in 2018.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: ModerateController, rotation sensors, firmware logic

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