Air Hockey Robot

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I've built a DIY air hockey robot that can take on and defeat a user. The design was created with the goal of being as affordable as possible using parts I already had on hand. It works surprisingly well and was an enjoyable project to work on. Most of the components came from an old Flsun QQ printer that I happened to have. This is just a preliminary design, and there's plenty of room for improvement on the software side to make the entire system run more smoothly. Other potential upgrades include using better suited motors; while steppers aren't ideal in this scenario, they managed to get the job done. You can check out a video of the robot in action on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6HkNPcVWhI&feature=youtu.be