Maker Education Manipulator A guest education robot

Lesson 3 The manipulator plays with literary skill

CONTENTS I. When the manipulator is provided with a pen II. Skills learning CONTENTS III. Skills exercise IV. Classroom summary

I. When the manipulator is provided with a pen

You have experienced to print files with a printer, so…

When the manipulator is provided with a pen? ？ + = When the manipulator is provided with a pen?

First meeting - The manipulator plays with literary skill 1 1

2 Install the writing kit Replace the pen: loosen 4 fixing screws on the pen holder 2 Connect the writing kit to the manipulator through butterfly nut Composition: pen holder, pen

II. Skills learning

1 1 Software operation interface Attention: the manipulator can move only in the sector area.

Import the imported material 2

1 3 Adjust to the best angle Step 1: reset the manipulator Step 2: control the manipulator to go close to the paper through the hand-held teaching function 1 3 Step 3: slightly adjust Z axis position of the manipulator, and press AutoZ button to save final data Step 1: reset the manipulator

4 Print the imported material Attention: fix the paper Step 1: synchronize the pen tip to the starting point of the pattern Step 2: start the printing Attention: fix the paper

It is time to operate by yourself!

I control my manipulator Operation task: Select your favorite text and pattern in DobotStudio, control the manipulator to write and draw, and focus on the position adjustment of pen tip. Use the manipulator to draw your favorite pattern and text on your book as a souvenir!

Print the imported material 1 5 Support PLT, SVG files

Set gray scale Set the gray scale for the files not in PLT or SVG format 6 Step1： Adjust the gray scale Step2： Convert it into bitmap Step3： Load it into main interface

III. Skills exercise

It is time to operate by yourself!

I control my manipulator Operation task: Import locally the patterns of different file types or download them from the internet, control the manipulator to write and draw, and focus on the adjustment of gray scale, so that the conversion of the file can achieve the best printing effect. Use the manipulator to draw your favorite pattern and text on your book as a souvenir!

IV. Classroom summary

Summary Please sum up the contents of this lesson, and raise your questions if any.

After-class thinking - Can the manipulator write and draw only with the matching pen? - What is the writing difference between the manipulator and the human hand? What are their respective advantages and disadvantages? - Is it possible to make the manipulator reproduce a letter or signature? How to operate? - Is there any room for improvement of the manipulator?

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