  In most student dorms in developing countries, a large number of people live
in single-function dorm units. The division of the dormitory is too fixed,
resulting in the dormitory often lacking functional spaces such as
entertainment, sports, meetings, etc. At the same time, a large number of
people are likely to cause aggregation at a fixed time, which is not conducive
to maintaining social distance under pandemic conditions such as COVID-19. This
brings a lot of inconvenience to students' life studies and management staff.
In this paper, we present a smart dormitory system named Otaku using the
Internet of Things technology to integrate facilities related to student
dormitory life. By splitting the dormitory into several different categories
according to their functionality by using smart door lock design, the system
can achieve a more effective and flexible resource allocation, which not only
helps the school management but also benefits students.
