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Ball Picker Robot

Contributed By - Murtaza Bohra

Aim

To build a manually controlled Robot which can pick and drop (at desired location) Table Tennis balls.

Hardware Used

  • Arduino Nano.
  • breadboard.
  • 12V battery supply.
  • 4-wheel chassis.
  • Buck Convertor
  • 100 rpm motors and wheels.
  • castor wheel
  • HC-05 bluetooth module.
  • Micro servo
  • MG995(Metal gear servo)
  • L298 Motor Driver IC
  • Mechanix Kit.

Software used

Arduino IDE (you have to install CH-340 driver for arduino nano) & control Joy stick app (available on play store) for Bluetooth Module.

Working

The working of the bot is simple it picks up the ball and place/drop the ball at desired location. Full mechanical design of the Bot is made using Mechanix Spares.

To lift the arm Four-Bar mechanism is used and bot is controlled via bluetooth.

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