Inspiration
Seeing people with disabilities inspired us to help. We decided to first start with the visually disabled.
What it does
Our machine takes in text in English and prints it in Braille using a poking mechanism and also manually writes the text out in English afterwards
How I built it
Although the mechanical prototype is not fully complete yet, we used the NXT Lego kit and will be using a Tetrix kit to complete our machine. We implemented a mechanism to move the paper in the y-direction, and the printing arm to move in the x-direction as well as the z direction. Although this part is not yet complete, we have a design which allows us to switch between a marker and a stylus for poking holes, depending on whether we want to print in braille or write in English.
Challenges I ran into
The mechanical design and adjustments were definitely the hardest challenge for us.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
We are proud of what he have achieved thus far - we have the code 95% completed and the mechanical prototype 75% complete.
What I learned
I've learned a lot about team-building and overcoming obstacles.
What's next for BrailliantMachine
Built With
- nxt
- robotc
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