Robotic Arm - Button Presser

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This robot arm has a remarkable story behind it! I built this robot specifically to impress the girl I'm crushing on at the university. The inspiration struck when I thought about the common problem that arises while presenting a presentation in front of the class: needing someone to switch slides for the presenter. I designed this bot to click the next button on the keyboard, effortlessly switching me through my slides! Watch it in action here: https://youtu.be/l1ofJZVoFAU Fortunately, she was thoroughly impressed, but unfortunately, that was the last time I saw her. However, this project remains a cool idea to share with all of you. I utilized an Arduino Mega and a Bluetooth shield to enable wireless control. The bot is positioned in front of the next button on the keyboard, so when it lays down, it presses the button perfectly. The robot arm is controlled by three servos: - Two MG995 servos - One Micro servo For this project, I only needed to control one servo since laying down for the keyboard was all that was required. However, other servos can be used in any future mission if necessary.