Remotely Operated WEBCAM / Laser / Camera /flashlight
Introduction: Remotely Operated WEBCAM / Laser / Camera /flashlight
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Control APP (free) to remotely control your laser pointer from your Android device (Wi-Fi, max range: 60 m). Video link. More info here.
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This is, basically, a 2 axis (azimuth/altitude or pan and tilt) cable or Wi-Fi controlled robot. Completely OPEN SOURCE (all the design files and control code are fully available for everyone to modify or adapt it to its needs) and with a 3D printed frame. It can hold: small cameras, laser pointers, flashlights, toy guns, a stick…. everything you want to move or point to. It has been designed with these premises in mind:
1. Have to be easy to print and set-up
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Arduino compatible / Python code controllable
3. With a smooth but fast movement
4. Accurate
5. Robust but portable
6. Adaptable and easy to be modified
You can attach to it:
* Webcams
* Cameras
* Lasers
* flashlights
* ....
Step 1: Laser Pointer Robot Specifications
* Total height: 200 mm.
* Nº of axis: 2 (altitude and azimuth)
* Freedom of movement: -60° to +240° altitude, 0° to ±180° azimuth
* Max rotational speed: 360°/second
* Total Weight: 920 grams
* Repeatability (degrees): 0.1
* Maximum Payload Capacity without the need of weight balancing (laser/torch):120 grams
* Driving motors: 2x NEMA17 1.8° stepper motor
* Can control a 12V up to 0.5A light/laser via software when connected to the AUX port on the DEVIA control board.
* Firmware: Arduino code. Control software: Python. Both are freely available.
* Xbox /PS4 controller compatible
* Portable (you can use any 9 to 15V DC battery pack or power source)
Step 2: Interactive 3D Model and Videos
Some videos of the robot in action:
Convert it into a remotely operated webcam:
Control it using an Xbox/ PS4 controller:
Step 3: BOM and 3D Printed Parts
Below, the items you need to create this robot. The list includes some more bolts than the quantity really needed, but in this case “better to have too much, than too little”
Laser pointer 3D printed parts 1
NEMA 17 stepper motor(MT-1703HS168A or equivalent) 2
MOTOR CABLES (45 cms) 1
MOTOR CABLES (14 cms) 1
Mouse projector LED torch OPTIONAL
20 teeth GT2 pulley 2
Circular Ball bearing 6002RS or 6002ZZ 2
zip ties (100mm long, 5mm wide) 6-10
200mm Timing belt (200 GT2) 3
Cable wrap 50 cms (not mandatory but recommended) 1
Silicone “feet” (to improve its “ground anchoring“) 1
DEVIA control Board (or equivalent Arduino M0, ESP8266) 1
Motor drivers A4988 + heatsinks 2
USB cable 1m (micro USB connector) 1
12V/2A Power supply with 2.1mm POWER JACK OPTIONAL
Car “Lighter socket” power cord with 2.1 POWER JACK OPTIONAL
BOLTS and NUTS
M3 6mm bolt 6
M3 10mm bolt 14
M3 15mm bolt 10
M3 45mm bolt 4
M3 nuts 6
Camera NUT (tripod type, if you are planning to attach it to a tripod) 4
If you want to save the hassle of getting the different elements from different sources and want them all fast, create your own custom Robotic KIT here (and add what you really need)
Step 4: ASSEMBLY GUIDE: NOTES
BEFORE STARTING: Most of this robot elements have been “3D printed”.Keep this in mind: You can break it if you apply too much force or tight a screw more that you should. We will let you know, during this assembly guide, when you can tighten the screws as much as you can or where you should just fix a part to another not forcing it at all. 983