2. Project management¶
Week 02 · 2023.01.25-2023.02.01 (part of first week)
‘Final project initial sketch’¶
Handheld multitool bank for robotic fabrication¶
I look forward to create a bank that can hold hanheld regular and common tools for a robotic arm to actuate on them, shifting smoothly from one tool to another. For example starting with a router then cutting with a circular saw, followed by drilling some holes and then band sanding or using other tools, on the same piece.
Every tool will be connected to relays through a microcontroler that will receive the signal from the robot controler (such as ABB IRC5) for swicthing on and off of every tool: The robotic arm will have a gripping mechanism that will be able to fix different parts (one at a time with current gripper adaptation) in a firm position to approach every tool firmly and with precision.
The main challenges detected so far are:
- being able to provide a firm grip for each part while grabbed by the robotic arm
- a firm grip for the handheld tool,
- a precise approximation between tool and the part
- being able to put together the electronics with the input comming from the robot controller.
The potencial users are fablabs, robot labs, makerspaces, and entrepreneurs that want to start with robotic fabrication, investing mainly and firstly in the robotic arm and being able with a small investment to start machining different pieces and materials
The Materials foreseeing for know are mdf for case components, arduino controller, electronic parts, textile straps and 3d printed parts or 3d machined for fixing the tools.
