Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
AI Table Map turns the "please wait to be seated" card into a live map of the
restaurant.
The Seeed Studio reTerminal E1001 is the whole guest-facing device. Its 7.5"
ePaper shows which tables are free, how many people each one seats, and how long
the wait will be. Everything on that screen is drawn by the E1001 itself, on its
ESP32-S3, using Seeed_GFX and all four grey levels of the panel. The same chip joins WiFi through its own setup portal,
finds the server over mDNS, and drives an 80-LED halo around the printed frame
that turns green, amber or red as the room fills up.
The occupancy comes from AI: a YOLO26n person detection model running on a
Raspberry Pi, watching the restaurant's existing IP camera. You draw one box
around each table, and that single step feeds everything.
The staff get their own screen too - a touch dashboard with a floor plan of the
same room. It flags a table the moment guests sit down and nobody has greeted
them yet, and one tap claims the table or holds it for a booking.
All the AI runs inside the building. No frames stored, no cloud.https://github.com/mickraa/table-map/blob/main/README.md
This project is part of Seeed Studio’s Interactive Signage Contest 2026, where makers around the world are reimagining what a sign can do. From AI-powered interactions to smarter displays and playful physical experiences, every project starts with one simple challenge: How can a small sign create a better restaurant experience? Explore more projects and ideas from the contest: seeedstudio.com/make-a-sign-interactive-signage-contest-2026
AI Table Map turns the "please wait to be seated" card into a live map of the
restaurant.
The Seeed Studio reTerminal E1001 is the whole guest-facing device. Its 7.5"
ePaper shows which tables are free, how many people each one seats, and how long
the wait will be. Everything on that screen is drawn by the E1001 itself, on its
ESP32-S3, using Seeed_GFX and all four grey levels of the panel. The same chip joins WiFi through its own setup portal,
finds the server over mDNS, and drives an 80-LED halo around the printed frame
that turns green, amber or red as the room fills up.
The occupancy comes from AI: a YOLO26n person detection model running on a
Raspberry Pi, watching the restaurant's existing IP camera. You draw one box
around each table, and that single step feeds everything.
The staff get their own screen too - a touch dashboard with a floor plan of the
same room. It flags a table the moment guests sit down and nobody has greeted
them yet, and one tap claims the table or holds it for a booking.
All the AI runs inside the building. No frames stored, no cloud.https://github.com/mickraa/table-map/blob/main/README.md
This project is part of Seeed Studio’s Interactive Signage Contest 2026, where makers around the world are reimagining what a sign can do. From AI-powered interactions to smarter displays and playful physical experiences, every project starts with one simple challenge: How can a small sign create a better restaurant experience? Explore more projects and ideas from the contest: seeedstudio.com/make-a-sign-interactive-signage-contest-2026
