Ethersweep

Another small example of what Ethersweep can be used for. The setup is fast and easy, and all programming can be done on one machine that uses a normal USB webcam and standard Ethernet to communicate with the motors. No specialized interfaces or hardware are needed except the Ethersweep controller. 

This shows, how simple it is to connect a vision pipeline to the actual movement of actuators. Reaching the same with a PLC would take much more effort and money to achieve the same output.

Ethersweep didn’t make it into the list of finalists for the Wildcard competition. 

Nevertheless, Ethersweep is the most community 'liked' and one of the most followed projects in the competition! I'm very grateful for this feedback!

Even though it is unfortunate, not to be nominated for the grand prize, I will of course continue my work on the project nonetheless, and find other ways of financing (maybe dev-kits, crowdfunding, venture capital, or more sponsorship options (see my GitHub page!)).

Thanks so much for voting the project up, sharing it, commenting, building Ethersweeps, and writing messages! There will be more exciting stuff to come!

I've made a video to show how to assemble an Ethersweep controller. Happy building!

I built a small robot that is controlled by three Ethersweep controllers. Let me know what you think about it and what you would build with an Ethersweep motor!