October 5, 2023

Week 1 and 2 were the inspiration period of our project, where we experimented with arduino, manufacturing, and fusion360. This week is the main project kickoff. The main objective for the project was provided as well as some details. 

We explored different ideas in different areas and finally decided to make an automatic cocktail maker. The first prototype which can be seen in Figure 2, consisted of a mobile cart with the glass, which would be moving forward by using an endless screw, and depending on the desired drink it would stop for some seconds under the corresponding hose by the action of limit switches.

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Figure 2. PROTOTYPE 1 a) External structure, b) mobile cart for glass, and c) internal view.

Having defined the project, the next step is to identify the sensors and actuators that would be needed to develop the whole mechanism, as well as the manufacturing process.