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I’ve been working on a robot called JigSolve that will finish my jigsaw puzzles. Think “Twitch Plays Pokemon” taken to the next level. I made great progress until I got to the nozzle, which is proving delightfully challenging.
I wrote a whole post about recent adventures and the lessons learned. Read it on Hackaday.io project page.
This update for the Makelangelo software contains many new features and UI improvements.
Current translations are out of date. Please submit your translations so that we can share with everyone.
Changes:
The English translations file can be found here. Please translate only the elements >value<like this>/value<.
Once this update has translations it will become the new official release and the master branch of the software will be updated.
Thank you to everyone who has sent in links, tips, and offers of help for finding the right nozzle.
Not much has happened. I was gone on a Family new years vacation for two weeks and this right now I’m playing catch-up, filling orders and writing code.
While on the trip I tried to search various chinese suppliers for nozzles. I even reached out to a instagram user xyzaidan to make me a one-off nozzle. (He works in soft robotics, it was a natural fit.) So now I need a rotation system to go with the custom nozzle that is air-tight, unlike the previous generation.
I hope that early next week I’ll have some time to model another nozzle system, one that is completely air-tight, structurally sound, easy to reassemble, and quick to manufacture.
Currently looking for a new way to turn pieces while maintaining good suction grip, and a soft nozzle. Silicone? Please comment with your suggestions.
Nozzle should be <=5mm wide, so it doesn’t go off the edge of the jigsaw pieces.
There must also be a way to rotate the nozzle so the pieces can be turned to fit with their neighbors.
All of this will have to work with a hose at least 120cm long, probably more.
uArm has a very good fit, but I can’t find information on the nozzle, rotation system, contact switch, hose, etc.
Do you have information? Please post it in the comments below.
