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Fidget Spinning Robot

by Nikus

Everyone know what is a fidget spinner. A lot of you usefull and I hope it is. If you also want to have a
might have one. I also have one and I spined for robot that will spin a spinner for you follow me!
some time. But now I get bored of it and I thought that
I can make a robot that will spin it for me. You can Also don't forget to LIKE my Facebook fanpage!
ask why? Because I can, spinners are very popular
right now and I was really suprised that nobody made And SUBSCRIBE my youtube channel.
a fidget spinner robot. I wanted to make it a little bit
like Simone Giertz so it should be more funny than

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-r3e8R0_eA

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Step 1: What You Will Need?

First and most important thing is spinner itself. You 2 servo motors, the most popular cheap micro servos:
can buy it everywhere, I heard that they sell it even in http://www.gearbest.com/power/pp_235842.html?
school shops. If you want one really cheap here you lkid=10858256
have it: http://www.gearbest.com/fidget-
spinners/pp_633609.html?lkid=10858255 Arduino no matter which one (I used fake UNO with
additional pins to connect servos):

http://www.gearbest.com/boards- washers, two 3D printed elements, very small one

shields/pp_227567.html?lkid=10858258 printing time about 30 min, two M2 screw, two zip
ties.
Some small parts: M10 Screw with 2 nuts and 2

Step 2: 3D Printing

You have to print just 2 elements, total printing time is about 30 minutes. They are very small and if you haven't
access to 3D printer you can try to cut it out of wood or plastic. Color and material doesn't matter here I used blue
PLA because it matches my spinner.

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Step 3: Cutting, Drilling, Milling...

You have to cut a piece of wood for the size that you to the base. There is also one element to mill with a
need to fit on it your spinner and servos (you can also dremel, it is a long hole on the bottom of wooden
put an arduino on it but it is not necessary). The first base, we need it to hide a zip tie that will hold a
and biggest hole that you have to drill is for M10 servo. Everything is showed on the video in
screw to hold a spinner. You have to make it a little introduction so if you don't know how to make
bit bigger on the bottom to hide a head of screw. Next something check it out.
2 holes that you have to drill are for zip tie to fix servo

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Step 4: Assembling

Whole assembling process is showed on the video in is made out of 2 servos with two 3D printed elements.
the introduction so if you want to follow it, just do it. If You have to fix bigger element to the servo on the
you prefer reading my bad english explonation on bottom wih M2 screw and then to the top of it second
how to make it here it is. servo with zip tie. To the servo on the top we also
have to fix a smaller 3D print with M2 screw. Than
You can begin with puting M10 screw in the hole that this arm has to be fixed to the base with a zip tie. And
we had drilled moment before. Tighten it with a nut that's all. Hope you understand if not check out video
then put a washer on it, your fidget spinner without a and photos or ask in the comments.
caps (this little buttons that you hold spinner with) and
again washer and nut. Arm that will spin our spinner

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Step 5: Arduino Program

It is not a super advanced program it's not even advanced, it is extremly simple that I don't even add comments to
it. It just moves a servo back and forward. I hope everyone will understand how it works, if you have any questions
I am here to help you so just ask in the comments. You don't need any additional libraries.

<p>#include <servo.h><br></servo.h></p><p>Servo arm1;

Servo arm2;
void setup() {
// put your setup code here, to run once:
arm1.attach(3);
arm2.attach(5);
}</p><p>void loop() {
arm2.write(15);
delay(1000);
arm1.write(0);
delay(150);
arm2.write(90);
delay(500);

for(int i = 0; i < 180; i++){

arm1.write(i);
arm2.write(90-i/3);
delay(20);
}
}</p>

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Step 6: Connection

We just have to connect 2 servos to arduino. If you have arduino version with this connectors for servo you have
no problem. If you haven't it just connect servos VCC to 5V and servos GND to arduino GND and signal to pin 3
and 5.

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Step 7: INFINITY SPINNING FOREVER!

And this is the result of our build, INFINITY That's new most useless thing I have ever done and I
SPINNING FOREVER! You don't need to waste your am proud of it. I hope you also like my idea if so don't
time on spinning a fidget spinner because you have a forget to heart it, comment, like my Facebook fanpage
robot that will do this for you. Isn't it perfect? YES IT and subscribe to my youtube channel.
IS! What I need more in my life than fidget spinning
robot? Let me guess, NOTHING! Thanks for reading, have a nice day!

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