Eating on the way & Water from the well

Programming level 1

Build a person eating bread with movable arm & Make a mechanical well or a shadoof to get water for the bread

P1

How to build

Eating

  • It can be achieved by movable parts without robotics OR

  • Use the servomotor for programmable movement! Eating is putting the hand to the mouth and then getting another piece of food, starting from the robot’s activation until it is turned off.

Well

  • Use axle or pulley – see the picture

P1

Without robotics

Programmable movement

Mechanical well

P1

P1

Programming level 2

Build a person eating bread, until he runs out of food & Get the bucket of water out by programming a robot ​

P2

How to build

Eating

  • Eating begins at the press of the Touch sensor
  • Repeat the eating movement a number of times

Well

  • The movement begins at the press of a button
  • A shadoof can be made with a servomotor

OR

  • A well can wind up the rope with a DC motor

P2

Touch sensor starts eating with servo

Well with DC motor

Well with servo motor

P2

Eating

Well with DC motor

Well with servo motor

P2

Programming level 3

Build the person eating bread, use programming for believable movements & Make an automatic well

P3

How to build

Eating

  • Wait with random values between the movements can make it look spontaneous. OR
  • Sensors detect if the food is near its hand

Well

  • The well winds up the rope with a DC motor until the bucket gets to the rim of the well
  • Use IR Photoreflector to stop winding

P3

Well with DC and IR Photoreflector

Eating with touch sensor

Eaiting with IR Photoreflector

P3

Eating (IR) and the well (DC) - full story

The well with DC motor

Eating with IR Photoreflector (sitting)

Eating with IR Photoreflector (lying)

Eating with random repeat

P3

Programming level 4

Build the person eating only when they have food & Build a sensor controlled well

P4

How to build

Eating

  • Sensors can alert it if something is near the robot
  • Light sensors are sensitive to light conditions (try to keep the same conditions)
  • A hungry person eats faster

Well

  • Controls the servo motor with Touch or IR Photoreflector sensor to pull up the bucket until it gets to the rim of the well

P4

Well with servo motor and IR Photoreflector

Eating with IR Photoreflector and slowing motion

P4

Well with servo motor and IR Photoreflector

Eating with slowing motion

P4