Writing Robot
Project number:
21023
Sponsor:
Simply Noted
Academic year:
2020-2021
Project Goal: Update robotic writing technology that is capable of emulating human handwriting while emphasizing efficiency, scalability and reliability.
The repetitive nature of hand-copying messages for diverse groups of recipients and addressing different envelopes is tedious. This project presents anew type of a robotic writing machine, or RWM, which produces an efficient handwriting process and prints large quantities reliably and consistently.
The team updated the RWM technology which has been used since the 1970s by developing a new plotter that controls the movement of the pen and a paper. They also created atop-feeding method to replace the outdated bottom feed. The new feeder increased the loading capability from 200 envelopes to 500 with fewer paper jams. This reduces the time required to replenish the paper. Rollers move individual cards and envelopes from the stack to the writing surface. The message or address is then printed on the card or envelope, respectively.
The upgrade provides more writing space and less movement during the print. The Raspberry Pi allows the user to remotely send work batches to the RWM in the form of a SVG file, a significant upgrade from the previous process, which involved tinkering with the robot and provided limited input options.
The repetitive nature of hand-copying messages for diverse groups of recipients and addressing different envelopes is tedious. This project presents anew type of a robotic writing machine, or RWM, which produces an efficient handwriting process and prints large quantities reliably and consistently.
The team updated the RWM technology which has been used since the 1970s by developing a new plotter that controls the movement of the pen and a paper. They also created atop-feeding method to replace the outdated bottom feed. The new feeder increased the loading capability from 200 envelopes to 500 with fewer paper jams. This reduces the time required to replenish the paper. Rollers move individual cards and envelopes from the stack to the writing surface. The message or address is then printed on the card or envelope, respectively.
The upgrade provides more writing space and less movement during the print. The Raspberry Pi allows the user to remotely send work batches to the RWM in the form of a SVG file, a significant upgrade from the previous process, which involved tinkering with the robot and provided limited input options.
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