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Posted Feb 07, 2012 at 1:50 pm
Figure 1
The project illustrates the assembly of an Arduino powered CD changing robot which helps avoid changing the CD manually.
The design consists of a robotic arm which can swing up and down since it will be mounted on a platform that can rotate 180 degrees. There will be two vacuum aided suction cups and some tubing on the tip of the arm. The servo will be controlled by the Arduino which calls the shots and dictates its functions. The vacuum pump and the CD tray are also controlled by the Arduino. A Cd will be picked up automatically by the arm then the CD will be dropped after the platform rotates and stopped in front of the tray. The servos are driven by beefing up an Arduino using the motor shield.
The vacuum pump can be made of a 12V automotive tire inflator with a nylon tube nozzle onto the air intake port to serve as a poor man’s vacuum pump. The power supply can come from a tower pc or can be a homemade one. A car brake light bulb can be used if there is no resistor big enough available.
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