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Office M&M Dispenser Maze - Short Version
Peanut M&M Dispenser Maze
Compared to the longer version, I have removed some repeated scenes and eliminated the future outlook section in favor of brevity. The video provides shorter overview of my M&M dispenser project, which was made to compete with other candy dispensers around our office (M&M, mint, and jellybeans). My goal was to make a dispenser that was somewhat more entertaining than reaching into a jar, but also reduces the large M&M flux caused by greedy handfuls.
The dispenser maze requires the prospect candy-eater to tilt the maze table and guide the M&M through the sequence to the Win Bucket. There are a number of open wall segments on the maze, beyond which lie the fail ramps that roll the M&M down to the fail bucket. While the M&Ms are still accessible in the fail bucket, candy-eaters must face public scorn and shunning from colleagues if they eat from there.
The maze is made up mostly of thin plywood glued together. The actual M&M dispenser is commercially available, with the only necessary modification being the servo-actuated arm.
Control of the maze is provided by a hand-held controller, which uses 8-bit Nintendo POWER/RESET buttons for M&M dropping, and an analog Playstation joystick for table tilting. An ATTiny 861 microcontroller reads the analog position of the joystick and generates PWM commands to drive the pitch and roll tilt servos, which are connected to the table and provide roughly +/- 10 deg tilt angle.
The maze is similar to the board game "Labyrinth".
The longer version of the video ends with a brief discussion of ongoing efforts, which could include:
- Additional/Swappable Levels
- Dynamic Maze Elements
- Turbulent Disturbances
- Autonomous Maze Navigation
Sources for the main components are:
- Playstation Joystick: Sparkfun.com
- 8-bit NES buttons and Box: All Electronics
- $3 Servos: Hobby King
- Dispenser: eBay (used)
- ATTiny MCU: Shifted Dynamics
Music Credits:
- Shinrog: Flying Away [Remix] - F-777
- Skymarshall - Forever GamerVer video "Office M&M Dispenser Maze - Short Version"
Toy Story 4 Trailer: Don't Toy With Me
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) today announced the appointment of Taiwan-based Next Media Animation to produce the next installment of the "Toy Story" franchise. "Toy Story 4: Don't Toy With Me", will appear in theaters the second half of 2011.
"Don't Toy With Me" picks up where Toy Story 3 left off. It follows the adventures of Andy, now a college drop-out struggling to adapt to life beyond the parental nest. As with the earlier Toy Story films, themes of friendship are prevalent, with Woody and Buzz Lightyear helping to guide Andy through a brutal and unforgiving world.
"The original Toy Story was released in 1995 and many of our fans are now in their mid- to late 20s," said Bea Warre, development executive at Disney. "This new installment re-boots the franchise and gives our now older fans a Toy Story they can relate to."
Next Media Animation was chosen for its lightning fast animation ability, allowing for a quick follow-up to the Toy Story franchise after Toy Story 3 was released just last year.
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About Next Media Animation
Next Media Animation is one of the largest full-service 3D animation studios in Asia. It provides animation-to-order to some of the biggest entertainment and news providers around the world. Services are end-to-end, provided all under one roof, from concept to story board to 3D modeling to production.Ver video "Toy Story 4 Trailer: Don't Toy With Me"