Servo Powered Pi Skittle Feeder

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I created a Skittle Dispenser using a 9g Servo that Works with Ease! The Hopper is designed to Accept Most Soft Drink Bottles, Which You Would Empty, Dry and Fill with Skittles. This Was Linked to a Times Table Tester (https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/148375859/) and a Year 5 / Year 6 Spelling Tester Made in Scratch for My Kids. After a Set Number of Random Questions, the Servo Spits Out a Tasty Reward. I Designed It in Tinkercad, Adapting from an Original Project (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:379273) Thanks to @Kumy. My Children Have Since Learned Their Times Tables with Far Less Grumbling, and Even Non-Standard Times Tables Like the 7.4 Times Table! This Could Be Used as a Part of a More Complicated Skittle Sorting Mechanism That I Haven't Yet Made! Print Settings: Printer Brand is CEL; Printer is CEL Robox; Rafts Doesn't Matter; Supports No; Resolution Normal: 0.2mm; Infill 25%; Notes The Hopper and Lid Assembly Has a Lot of Support Material to Remove, and the Skittles Can Jam Depending on the Bottle You Are Using. I Designed This Project Around the Bottle as a Hopper and the Servo as the Mechanism. I Tried to Limit the Amount of Movement the Servo Would Make to Relieve Physical Stress, and I Made the Tolerances So That Two Skittles Could Never Fit Inside the Mechanism at Once and Jam Up the Servo. The Bill of Materials Includes a Plastic Drinks Bottle with a Threaded Lid (Most Pop or Soda Bottles Will Work - £1), a 9g Micro Servo (£3 from Ebay), Skittles (£1 per Pack) and Any Other Flattened Spherical Sweets Might Also Work.