Face Tracking Cheeseball Launcher
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When you are lazy and unwilling to move, how do you get food, especially cheesy goodness? Adam uses stepper motors and DC motors to launch cheeseballs and move the launcher in the X and Y-axis. A Raspberry Pi4, OpenCV, and an ultrasonic sensor were used to predict where to launch cheeseballs. Watch Adam build a completely absurd face-tracking cheeseball launcher, so we can inevitably be lazier.
Bill of Material:
| Product Name | Manufacturer | Quantity | Buy KitBuy Kit |
|---|---|---|---|
| TMC2208 SILENTSTEPSTICK | TRINAMIC | 3 | Buy NowBuy Now |
| Stepper Motor, NEMA-17, 200 Steps per Revolution | ADAFRUIT | 3 | Buy NowBuy Now |
| DC Motor, Miniature, Brushed, 6 V | MULTICOMP | 2 | Buy NowBuy Now |
| 3D PRINTING FILAMENT, PLA, 1.75MM, WHITE | ULTRAFUSE | 1 | Buy NowBuy Now |
| Development Board Accessory, Ultrasonic Sensor | MCM | 1 | Buy NowBuy Now |
| AC/DC Power Supply, 1 Output, 36 W, 12 V, 3 A | XP POWER | 1 | Buy NowBuy Now |
| AC/DC Power Supply, 1 Output, 15.3 W, 5.1 V, 3 A | STONTRONICS | 1 | Buy NowBuy Now |
| Extra Tall Stacking Header, 2 x 20 Pin, For Raspberry Pi | MCM | 1 | Buy NowBuy Now |
| Single Board Computer, Raspberry Pi 4 Model B | RASPBERRY-PI | 1 | Buy NowBuy Now |
| Servo Motor, SG92R Micro Servo | ADAFRUIT | 1 | Buy NowBuy Now |
Additional Parts:
| Product Name |
|---|
| Small spring (for the micro servo hopper mechanism) |
| M3 Bolts (to mount each stepper motor in place) |
| Varies other size screws (I used #4, #6, and #10) |
| Random Webcam |