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Can you comment on the safety aspects of the design? It seems possible that the robot arm could collide with the arm of the human player, or that an unlucky pla
by garethrees 10y ago
Can you comment on the safety aspects of the design? It seems possible that the robot arm could collide with the arm of the human player, or that an unlucky player's finger could get caught in the robot's elbow joint as it closes.
- txmx2000 10y agoMaybe don't stick your finger in the robot.
- nebabyte 10y agoHave it listen for j’adoube and fold up out of the way
- garethrees 10y agoThe design of the system requires the player to put their hand in the robot arm's work envelope in order to make a move, so in order to follow your advice one would have to avoid playing the game, which seems a shame.
- joey_meyer 10y agoThe robot actually moves much slower than the speed in the video, so it would be hard to get caught without trying. The servos are also weak enough that they wouldn't be able to really hurt you.
- garethrees 10y agoUnless it's a physical limitation of the motor, "moves slowly" is still risky, because a programming error could cause the robot to move unexpectedly quickly in an unexpected direction! But "motor too weak to cause injury" is a good safety feature. The project looks really nice in the videos, by the way — it must have taken a great deal of effort to get it working so smoothly.