Devlog #5: Continued working on getting electronics mounted. I soldered the conveyor belt motor and intake motor to wires. Also, I started on mounting wheels. I CADded structures for them to mount on, and dimensions were really hard to get right. A LOT of printing!! Also, tell me why it took me 30 minutes to figure out what screws and screwdriver to use :( Hopefully it’ll be done soon!!!
Devlog #5: Continued working on getting electronics mounted. I soldered the conveyor belt motor and intake motor to wires. Also, I started on mounting wheels. I CADded structures for them to mount on, and dimensions were really hard to get right. A LOT of printing!! Also, tell me why it took me 30 minutes to figure out what screws and screwdriver to use :( Hopefully it’ll be done soon!!!
It’s my first time working with Raspberry Pi, and I also decided to research everything electronics-related on my own and get individual components instead of starting off with a kit 🥹 BUT IT WORKED OMG IT WORKED!!!! Cytron motor driver (never even heard of Cytron but okay), Greartisan motors (Amazon-recommended and the specs looked okay), TCS34725 RGB sensor (this is a bit more mainstream phew), etc.
I wired everything up and tested some basic code for the motors, ultrasonic sensor, color sensor, and camera, and I got some threshold values down.
Devlog #2:
I wasn’t able to get time logged for 3D modeling the frame of Clothing Vac (I want to rename her soon), but I did log the process of cutting it up into bits that fit onto my 3D printer’s bed. This unfortunately took quite long due to my novice skills in CAD, but on the plus side, 3D modeling is getting more and more natural to me every day!
Below is my cut-up 3D model and the inspiration for this project, the shoe vacuuming robot from Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse. The reason my bot has an extended slot area on the back is because I’m using a mini-conveyor to sort clothing into light vs. dark colors, and that space is for the conveyor.
Devlog #3: It’s taken forever, but the parts for my robot are finally almost done printing. For the ones that are already finished, I sanded them down and attached them using Gorilla 2-Part Epoxy Clear. Tomorrow, I’ll finish attaching the rest of the frame, spray-paint everything pink to pay homage to Barbie, put it around the internal components that I already built, and wire up the electronics.
Note: in the first attached photo, I used a generative AI eraser to erase my messy background.
Devlog #4: Yesterday, I spray-painted all the parts I put together pink! True Barbie fashion :) Right now, in this timelapse, I started mounting all the electronic components. I’m halfway done now. FYI, the inside parts of my bot I built before knowing how to record my process :(
Devlog #4: Yesterday, I spray-painted all the parts I put together pink! True Barbie fashion :) Right now, in this timelapse, I started mounting all the electronic components. I’m halfway done now. FYI, the inside parts of my bot I built before knowing how to record my process :(
Devlog #3: It’s taken forever, but the parts for my robot are finally almost done printing. For the ones that are already finished, I sanded them down and attached them using Gorilla 2-Part Epoxy Clear. Tomorrow, I’ll finish attaching the rest of the frame, spray-paint everything pink to pay homage to Barbie, put it around the internal components that I already built, and wire up the electronics.
Note: in the first attached photo, I used a generative AI eraser to erase my messy background.
Devlog #2:
I wasn’t able to get time logged for 3D modeling the frame of Clothing Vac (I want to rename her soon), but I did log the process of cutting it up into bits that fit onto my 3D printer’s bed. This unfortunately took quite long due to my novice skills in CAD, but on the plus side, 3D modeling is getting more and more natural to me every day!
Below is my cut-up 3D model and the inspiration for this project, the shoe vacuuming robot from Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse. The reason my bot has an extended slot area on the back is because I’m using a mini-conveyor to sort clothing into light vs. dark colors, and that space is for the conveyor.
It’s my first time working with Raspberry Pi, and I also decided to research everything electronics-related on my own and get individual components instead of starting off with a kit 🥹 BUT IT WORKED OMG IT WORKED!!!! Cytron motor driver (never even heard of Cytron but okay), Greartisan motors (Amazon-recommended and the specs looked okay), TCS34725 RGB sensor (this is a bit more mainstream phew), etc.
I wired everything up and tested some basic code for the motors, ultrasonic sensor, color sensor, and camera, and I got some threshold values down.