PoC Robotic Arm

[Paradigm 29]

This is a robotic arm that you can program to go places and pick up stuff and move it around. It was on the verge of becoming a novelty, but since Grady was able to optimize the codes, reducing the overall lag to 0, it is probably going to be a main component of the next scene I make.

PoC Robotic Arm V7

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Here is an arm which can be programmed by the greenest user without breaking a sweat:

Easily Programmabl­e Arm

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Filesize: 37.36 kB
Comments: 7
Ratings: 9

It only has 5 easily programmable waypoints. You could increase the number of easily programmable waypoints as high as you want, but I chose to just use 5 for the concept. You can also control whether the claw is open or closed.

[KarateBrot]

it's awesome. since i made my robotic arm i always had the idea of making it automatic in my mind but until now i didn't do anything except a function for the position input of the arm.
your arm is pretty precise i like it.

btw...
i looked at V1 of this scene. doesn't lag on my pc. even at 100% simulation speed. seems like it only lags on some PCs

[Paradigm 29]

Regardless, adding enough waypoints would eventually get any computer to lag. Grady changed the way it evaluates them or some sort of magic stuff along those lines.

[KarateBrot]

ah i see, maybe i take a look at it. sounds interesting, mainly because the scripting god has his fingers in the pie

[edit]
hmm ok, interesting how grady put together the points. i don't know what he's done because i never saw this kind of code. without the end it looks like my code where i just throw all points into one function.
can anyone explain what this means?:

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eval("Scene.my.program(" + functionData(objectPoint)(0) + "," + functionData(objectPoint)(1) + "," + functionData(objectPoint)(2) + "," + functionData(objectPoint)(3) + "," + functionData(objectPoint)(4) + "," + functionData(objectPoint)(5) + "," + functionData(objectPoint)(6) + "," + functionData(objectPoint)(7) + ")")


[standardtoaster]

@Karatebrot: That has got to be one of the wierdest analogies I have ever heard.

Nice scene! Would have been cool if you could change the automation sequences easily.

[davidz40]

Fantastic!. I looked at the script but didn't even try to understand it

[Sniperkasa]

Once again, hats off for the master.. holy dam when I looked at that script... like a thousand numbers and craps.. how the dam did you do it!?

[Paradigm 29]

I've updated the first post with an arm that is incredibly simple to program:

Easily Programmabl­e Arm

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Rating:
Filesize: 37.36 kB
Comments: 7
Ratings: 9

[Rhett97]

Fantastic!. I looked at the script but didn't even try to understand it

I know same here to.. i took one look and was like... wtf...how do you leanr that stuff??

[Jelmerholland]

Love this scene, I knew how to script, but I didnt'do it for a loooong time, Idk how the functions work, but I'ts lovely

Nice scene para,
Nice update Grady