M&M Color Sorter Demo

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I designed and built this project for one of my engineering courses this semester. This is just a quick demo that I threw together to demonstrate its function. There will hopefully be a longer video coming soon but in the meantime more information can be found below:

Jack Monaco

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Cool build! I'm wondering if the design can be improved in the following way: use 4 plates with holes in them that look like your top plate. Plate 1 functions like the one you have, plate 2 also functions like the one you have with the sensing hole. plate 3 is linked to plate 1 like what you have done with an offset, but it's just a simple hole plate again. Plate 4 is driven by the second motor. After sensing the color, plate 3 will rotate and collect the m&m, with plate 4 rotating in unison but not uncovering the hole. Both motors keep rotating until the correct compartment is reached, where plate 4 will rotate a bit more to release the M&M. This change allows it to be more easily expandable in case a new color is added and has the same number of motors.

ZongyiYang

Excellent. Needs speed. There are way too many unsorted M&Ms out there. They won't wait! You know what happens when they're not sorted....

jimbarchuk

Monk does not like the light flash when you release the sweet.

Benoit-Pierre

I'm in awe
this project gives me faith in humanity
one day, all of the world's m&m's will be saved from the messiness that is unsorted

ThanosTheGreat