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Object Manipulation using Robotic Arm
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Objectives
Program a robotic arm and end effector to sort balls of different colors into their respective groups.
Outcomes and Contributions
Several colored balls needed to be sorted according to their color. As part of the team, I programmed the forward and inverse kinematics, allowing the robotic arm to traverse through space to any location. Once we were able to perfect this, I helped my team integrate a computer vision system that identified each ball’s location and color, therefore allowing the arm to travel to, pick up, and place it in the appropriate bin. At the conclusion of the project, the robotic arm could successfully identify and sort several balls of differing colors.
Technical Details
Both the robotic arm and the camera system were programmed using MATLAB. An overview of the entire system can be found in the video in Figure 2 and in our final report below.
Fig. 1 - Robotic Arm and Board Setup
Fig. 2 - Project Overview Video
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