IN PROGRESS: Cat Treats Dispenser
— more info coming soon — Remote Treat Dispenser Sends You Adorable Photos of Your Pet Video
— more info coming soon — Remote Treat Dispenser Sends You Adorable Photos of Your Pet Video
Sooooo, I saw a video about “Scribit”, a Kickstarter project of a robot that can sketch on walls. It seemed like a really simple but wonderful idea, it was a long at the end of October and I had a friend visiting with whom I always wanted to do a project like that. Long story…
— more info coming soon — Testing Servos (watch till the end :-D)
Over the course of the project, the end-effector continued to evolve, adding more sensors and improving strength and stability…. — more info coming soon —
A couple of lab mates and I visited Yale for a workshop on the Yale OpenHand adaptive hand. We were provided with all the parts and shown how to assemble and program the hands. We were also guided through the design, printing and casting steps as well. It was a fun workshop. I will be…
A friend of mine ordered an open box 3D printer (per my recommendation). It turns out it was entirely missing the extruder assembly. Luckily I had a couple of extra E3D V6 knockoff hot-ends and NEMA17 motors, so I designed and assembled an extruder for him. Turned out nice. Works well. The parts were printed…
— more info coming soon — Nov. 28, 2017 Update: Project was featured on the Rutgers CS Website – “Prof. Bekris’ collaboration with ExxonMobil and EOHSI on Contaminant Measurement using Robots”. Click here to read the news item. Video featured on Rutgers TV Video of the assembly Video of Tests
(Note: The picture on the right shows the fins mounted directly onto the jaws of the Kuka youBot. This was just a preliminary test and we realized the importance of the scissor-like motion, since otherwise we could only grasp very small objects due to the short travel of the parallel fingers). I am starting…
Tevo Tarantula (kit) I was tired of running to the HackRSpace and Makerspace all the time and knowing that I had to do a lot more 3D printing for my Master’s Thesis, I finally pulled the trigger and ordered the very well-reviewed Tevo Tarantula 3D printer kit for about $200. Most of the 3D printers…