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Tan Clement
Nobis Felix
Rodrigues Aaron
Neat concept of letting the user define the end position of the robotic arm!
Sounds super cool. Sounds like something I would love try this when I wanna watch shows in bed
THE IDEA
How the trainable robotic arm was born
During the brainstorming process, we realized that all of us were lazy people. We wanted machines for everything - for clearing the trash, for tying and untying out shoelaces, for iroing our clothes, for clearning our home. Of course, the brainstorming process also included the phablet adjustable arm, something that we ourselves use in fact. We all love watching videos on our iPad in bed before going to sleep, but sometimes the iPad arm is at an awkward position. Sometimes we want to sit upright to read on Kindle, and sometimes we want to reply messages and use the touchscreen. All these require different positions of the arm, which would be different from person to person. And there was when the idea was born: Letting the user define the positions that he/she desires, then saving these positions so that the arm moves to these positions whenever required. Say goodbye to manually adjusting the arm.
Gerald, Jason & Benjamin
We are a group of students from UC Berkeley who are undertaking this project for our Mechatronics module. We have come a long way in our project - from the ideation process, to the repeated changes to our design, we finally have a finished product! This would not have been possible without the support of our Professor Li Weilin, the GSIs of ME102B, and last but not least, the guys at the Machine Shop - Brian, Jacob, Dennis and Jesse. These people have been integral to the success of our project and we would sincerely like to thank them for their unwavering support and help rendered to us. Shout out to the machine shop guys!
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User presses on the record button to record both path and end position.
How It Works
The Arduino records the path and the end position that the user desires.
Tablet moves accordingly to desired position when user presses play button.