I’m looking for help on building a robot which can connect an iPhone to a charger, push the buttons on the device such as the volume, power, mute, home and swipe/tap the touch screen.
Does anyone have a robot which can do this?
@csabeti Welcome to the RobotShop Community. Is this a personal project or for a company? This will determine if you need something semi-professional, or more “hobby” level.
- Do you have a budget in mind?
- Do you need any specific accuracy?
- Any ideas on how you want to control the phone?
- Phones these days come in a variety of sizes - what is the maximum reach you need?
- Can you modify the phone at all? For example instead of pushing in a USB connector, can you use a magnetic connector?
Company Project
Depends on configuration, how many devices can be processed per hour etc…
We have developed software that controls the phone
Reach should cover 25 to 35 inches (about 5 to 7 phones w/ 2 inch gaps in between each)
Open to any method which accomplishes the job. In phase 1 a human could even connect the devices if too difficult to achieve.
For company use, your best bet with be within this category:
https://www.robotshop.com/en/advanced-robotic-manipulators.html
The reach is the determining factor here, so:
Less reach, less payload, and less accurate, but significantly less expensive: