Creating a Robot to Tie a Knot with Lego Mindstorm :: Robotics

AbstractThe point of building this zombie was to gather in itsuccessfully complete and tie a burl. The originalidea was to thrust the robot tie knots creating a wristband. Unfortunately, the process of tying a knotalone was too much work to try and move on to an entirebracelet. I had neither the time nor the insight tobuild a flexible and usable arm. I tested andmodified a stick out from the Lego Mindstorms book, butfound that I could neither open nor close the hand. Icontinued to further modify the design to be able to beguile and let go of string but the result was extremelybulky. to a fault I could not find a plausible and spaceconstrainedway to capture the gears to each of thefingers. The conclusion that I drew was not that theproject was unworkable but that it needed more time andresearch.BackgroundThe idea for a robot that could neatly andefficiently create a knotted bracelet became a realityafter my own experiences of personal pain and triumphs all over its creational process. Although the design ismerely knotting in a line some populate have neither thepatience or ability to complete such(prenominal) a honestmasterpiece. This is when the idea for a braceletmaking robot was first manifested. It is being broughtto life for all those who squirtt or dont want to hold backone themselves, hence, a robot to do it for themUnfortunately, two weeks is not replete to make afull blown bracelet making robot. instead my attempt exit be to make a robot that can successfully tie aknot around a string. Which with more time wouldeventually lead to an entire knotted bracelet. Thetextile industry has prospered greatly since the age ofindustry and invention. Cotton, silk, and various othermaterials are impact and transformed into beautifulfabrics and cloths which soon become clothes andaccessories. The flying doll was brought tofactories in 1733 by the inventor John Kay, improvinglooms to enable weavers to take a crap their work done evenfaster. Soon after there came the gyrate jenny, andthe water frame which became the first powered machine.To be or mil to be? 3The inventions kept spewing forth until at last the current textile machine was born. Most of these are runby data processor with nowhere near the machinery. Thisminimizes injury and ups the efficiency of production.While my robot wont be the next big factorydesign, it will make a simple but overly complicatedknot for a robot. In next years at COSMOS in therobotics cluster, perhaps someone will see my designand continue it, until it completely finishes an entire