This is it.
It’s finally here.
I am, of course, talking about a 3D printed automatic Skittles sorter.
No more do you have to cancel plans or cut off ties with loved ones in order to have the time you need to get your Skittles sorted. Now, you and I both know that Skittles have distinct flavors and some of them are simply better than others – and you have every right to keep them separate. Don’t let haters make you feel like you are devoting time and energy toward a useless activity. Instead, impress them with the high tech color differentiation technology that makes automated Skittle sorting a reality.
“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 a 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. I thought of the idea of using rotating discs to move the Skittles to separate bins because it allowed me to make a more compact design.”
I can already hear you though: “What if I need to sort M&Ms and not Skittles? Is there no hope for me?”
Patience, my child.
Are these not amazing times in which we live?
If only grandmother were alive to see this, it would put to rest a question she asked me many times when I was a child: Why can we put a man on the moon, but we can’t make a machine using advanced additive manufacturing techniques that will allow me to free myself from the burden of individually determining candy-coated coloring in order to appropriately compartmentalize my sweets?
What do you think about this creation? Discuss in the 3D Printed Skittle Sorter forum thread on 3DPB.com.
[Source: Hackaday]