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Robotic Watercolour Painting System
As the capstone project of my mechanical engineering degree, this project was the culmination of my time at the University of Alberta. Our client was Dr. Michael Lipsett, and the goal of the project was to design a robotic system that could paint watercolour paintings. This was to be used as a platform for software development and artificial intelligence research in collaboration with the UofA computer science department. I had a fantastic team, and our design won the Northern Lights Design - Excellence in Design for Manufacture Award.
Project Basis:
Our client was inspired by an annual competition in the United States that celebrated art created by robots: robotart.org
Final Design:
The final design of the robotic watercolour painting system used a mobile end effector mounted on a 3-axis gantry style platform. The gantry allowed motion in three directions, moving the brush across the page, while the end effector allowed the brush to be rotated and angled in different orientations. The system also allowed for brushes to be replaced and swapped out automatically. This allowed for a variety of painting techniques to be used by the robot.
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