Autonomous Orange Thrower Machine

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This is a catapult/trebuchet made of canes, which controlled by a PC via an arduino and a servo connected to it using a USB cable.

The computer runs the ComputerOnWheelsController application which searches for a specified color on the webcam's image and, when the blob is on a certain position, orders the arduino to rotate the servo, throwing the orange.

 


Photos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-LdoTlRJ94

Kewl!

Now scale it up and take it to the Pumpkin Chunkin contest :wink:

Cool concept.

Cool concept.

lol this would come in handy

lol this would come in handy vs sports hooligans :stuck_out_tongue: