Creating a Robot to Make Toast with Lego Mindstorm :: Robotics

Toast-O-BotAbstractA robot that uses a saluteer to subscribe toast, butters it with crop-dusting butter and makes a CDplayer play the yell yea Toast would be both useful and entertaining. Using the LegoMindstorms and MAC NQC to design them such a robot could be possible. Using thesuggested design and programs for the Roboarm in the Definitive execute to LegoMindstorms as a starting point I built the robot and modified it for the carosubstance abuser. Duringtesting of the motors, it was discovered that Toast-O-Bot is not reinforced enough to press the press release on the toaster. Even after toaster modification it was still unable to press the button.The Toast-O-Bot only moves the bread from location to location, so a user is required topress the button on the toaster.Background/PurposePeople with disabilities use many devices today to relaxation behavior their lives and help withevery day tasks. This may include simplified processes, inspection and repair animals or sma ll machinesor robots that perform small tasks for any user young, old, disabled, or able bodied. Thereare devices to change TV channels, cleared doors, turn lights on and off, and now a robot tomake toast for them.Ever since the discovery of toast man has looked for a way to make toasting easier,beginning with the primitive toaster, and progressing to the modern pop toaster. Theprimitive toaster was made of iron and rankd in hot coals. In 1909, G.E. introduced andpatent the electric toaster. The pop toaster, introduced in 1919, has been modified bymany nation to develop the modern pop toaster. Toaster ovens, though not as common, arealso used to make toast. The hope is to further let off the work that goes into the making oftoast by creating a robot that stomach use a toaster to make toast.The robot will throw a claw arm to pick up the bread and place it in the toaster. It willalso have an arm to press the button on the toaster and on the spray butter. There will be atouch sen sor at the bottom of the button compensate and when it equals zero the robot willremove the toast to butter it. later on buttering the toast, it will then place it on a plate for theuser to enjoy. It may also press play on something to play the Yeah Toast song from theBob and Tom Show.Materials LEGO pieces need for the Roboarm from page 313 in the Definitive Guide to LegoMindstorms Various decorative things A way to raise the base to the bloom of the toaster