Tag: Automates

Tech Post #3: Automates (continued)

anayakkar26 on

This is my 3rd post for Tech, and we are still working on automates. We hot glued the box together, which houses the gears that make the motion happen, and my teacher used a laser cutter and cardboard to create my cam and my follower. My cam is a circle that has a hole in it, and my follower is an avocado shape, also with a hole in it. To make these, we used an app, Vectornator, and we made shapes for our cam and follower.

So far, this is a really fun project, and I can’t wait to see my final product. The motion that is going to happen on top is a warrior with a sword that is in a chopping up and down motion. I can’t wait to finish this project, and I can tell it’s going to be really fun from here! 😁

Tech Post #2: The Automates

anayakkar26 on

Hello, this is my second post for Technology. We are currently working on Automates, which are kind of like small boxes that house a small contraption that has a reaction to something else.

In these Automates, there are things called Cams and followers, which are kind of like gears that make something move. For example, in the picture there is an Automate that when you spin the dowel on the side, the duck on top of the box moves around the small bridge. This automate uses a cam and a follower to make the duck move.

I’m really excited for the next steps in this process, and I really can’t wait!