We know there are some of you guys out there who might prefer eating Skittles of a particular color. Maybe you like that color or the flavor that it gives, but either way we’re sure some of us have our preferences. Now if you’d rather not sort through a bowl of Skittles manually, you might be interested in this 3D printing project.
Created by Hackaday user MrPrezident (Nathan Peterson), basically this is a 3d printed machine that has the ability to sort Skittles by color. Apparently this is thanks to a built-in color sensor (the TCS3200) that is able to differentiate the different hues of the candy. The machine also features an Arduino Uno board, a polarising filter to help prevent glare, and a small LED.
According to Peterson, “I started working on this project because I thought it would be a fun project as it has some unique challenges, and it gave me the chance to make heavy use of my newly acquired 3D printer. I wanted to build a compact machine that would sort skittles accurately and quickly.”
Unfortunately if you were hoping that this would sort M&Ms, you’re out of luck. Peterson claims that while it could, M&M’s are smaller and could get stuck. Also M&Ms have six colors while the machine can only detect five. Either way if this sounds like a project you might be interested in, head on over to Peterson’s Hackaday page for the details.
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