{"id":1089,"date":"2012-05-09T05:51:33","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T05:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teach.alimomeni.net\/2012spring1\/?p=1089"},"modified":"2012-05-10T14:21:17","modified_gmt":"2012-05-10T14:21:17","slug":"final-documentation-calligrobot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teach.alimomeni.net\/2012spring1\/?p=1089","title":{"rendered":"Final Documentation – Calligrobot"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For my final project for Digital Fabrication for the Arts I used the 6-axis ABB IRB 140 robot in the dFAb lab. \u00a0The goal of the project was to create a tool head that focused light onto photosensitive paper allowing various images and patterns to be programmed into the robot.<\/p>\n

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The tool design consisted of several elements. \u00a0A 3D printed head was made to align an LED with a lens shield to control the amount of light that was focused to the paper. \u00a0The printed part also holds a 12in cardboard tube straight out from the end of the robot. \u00a0At the end of the tube in a lens that creates the focused beam. \u00a0The final focal length of the tool was 10in out from the lens. \u00a0After calculating this measurement I programed the robot to move in and out of focus on the paper so that an image of varying texture, contrast, and light intensity could be programmed.<\/p>\n\n\t\t