Engineering a Paint Throwing Robot
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You can find more information about this project along with the Arduino code here:
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Using engineering to create art! Instead of painting my own paintings, I decided to build a robot to do it for me. Obviously, a robot that throws paint at a canvas via a servo powered catapult was the only way to go here...
I decided to call this robot 'Flingbot'.
To my surprise, it actually worked! Flingbot created paintings that far exceeded my own personal ability to paint (This was the main reason for my Engineering degree, right?). Using some randomized Arduino code that picks from a plethora of different parameters, Flingbot's paintings are truly one of a kind. Based on the parameters and some basic combination math, I estimated that Flingbot is capable of 3 trillion different painting possibilities (the number is likely higher due to variables out of Flingbot's control).
This was a mechatronic engineering project at its core. Automated valves were designed and 3d printed for the paint distribution system. The whole catapult was built using 3d printed parts and servo motors, and the catapult scoop was cast with silicone and a 3d printed mold.
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Huge thanks to @ChronosCameras for sending me their 2.1 High Speed camera to try out. All the super slow-mo shots in this video were shot on their camera (I needed way more light than what I had, lesson learned for the next one). You can find more info here:
https://www.krontech.ca/
The fishing robot art was from digital artist Shai Nefer ( / nefershai )
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