As a former embedded systems engineer, my door bell is two long bits of wire, a bell, a push button and two C cells.

I know a guy who lives is a 1700's-era house. His is a bell, a pulley, and a string.

Which part of that system is connected to wifi? I guess kinetic energy from the bell can be enough to send a zibee message

Nonsense, complete over engineering. I have a door, and people knock on it.

I have an overengineered wifi doorbell, and I've yet to have a delivery where it was used over knocking on wood.