Arduino solenoid drummer

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Greg’s using Arduino to create an auto-drummer –

Yesterday, I got my drum playing robot working with chop sticks screwed into rotary solenoids. It’s powered by two 9v batteries wired in series and controlled by the arduino through transistors. I showed this off at the UrHo Talks 2 event last night. Operational detals here

– Solenoid drumming robot

From the pages of MAKE:

Drumbot Activate! MAKE: 15: Music, Page 60. Subscribers–read this article now in your digital edition!

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