Door Shutter
Door Shutter
When your door gets left open, this robot takes care of it.
By Aron.
When someone walks in front of this robot, it begins to follow a path along the floor. This path in turn curves with the arc of a door, and the robot is equipped with a static “arm” to act as a buffer. When the bot reaches the door, it throws a small extra boost to ensure the door is closed. Once it has finished closing the door, it backs away so the door can be reopened.
I love this idea! I have this struggle as well with my family. It’s always when you just settled down too:((
I really like you found this daily life problem to solve! Great work 🙂
Another idea would be to have one that works remotely especially if it had a camera – so I could check if I forgot to close the door to keep the dog inside and if I did, I could trigger the robot to close it!
I definitely need this!
Hi Aron! After seeing many iterations of your door closing arm, I’m glad to see the final prototype work so well. Iteration is one of the most important aspects of programming and to see this version work so well goes to show just how much effort you put into this robot. I appreciated the use of the green line follow as well, as your robot worked smoothly to close the door behind anyone. I hope it comes into good use as a door closer especially if you’re ever stuck on a Zoom meeting! – Phoebe