ABOUT ME
My name is Adam Stone. I am 14 years old and have two younger brothers. I prefer to learn in a hands-on environment and love engineering. I have been programming and 3D modeling for the past four years, and love to code in my free time, I enjoy coding and fencing. In the Engineering Design Methods I class, I hope to further advance my engineering skills through hands-on, fun projects.
SELF REFLECTION
Last year, I took the Innovation & Design II class, and I build a 3D printed, wirelessly controlled robot arm as my final project. I have always wanted to make a robot arm, and this was the perfect opportunity to create one. First, I designed a CAD model using Fusion 360 and 3D printed all of the static parts. Then, I wrote a program on an Arduino Nano that listens for a bluetooth connection and moves servo motors according to incoming signals. Then, I wired the servo motors and secured them to the robot. Afterwards, I wrote an Android app that connects to a bluetooth device and sends signals according to different sliders on the app that correspond to movement along the X, Y, and Z axises. After much debugging surrounding sending signals over bluetooth, it worked, and I was able to pick up objects by controlling the robot arm from a phone.
Thinking Outside of the Box