Thursday, March 24, 2011

The Claw Game Project

Okay, so here's the project...I want to make a claw game that uses an accelerometer and flex sensor as control inputs.  The sensors will be attached to a glove which the player will wear to control movement of the claw. Well...at least I hope it will.
 I've cannibalized two ink-jet printers for an X and Y rail with attached DC motors. I'll need two additional motors- one DC to lower the claw and one servo or possibly solenoid to open and close claw. I'll be using the Arduino motor shield as the controller which I believe can handle all four.