Rock Band Robot for iPhone

The game Rock Band for iPhone has long appeared in the App Store catalog and managed to acquire its fans. It gives people a lot of pleasure to play games of this genre, because it is during the game that you can feel yourself in the shoes of a real rock star. But what to do when all levels were completed at all levels of difficulty? That's right, create a robot that will play instead of you. So did the creator of the blog ohbowz.com Joe Bowers.

Technology Rock Band robot, is as follows:

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The light sensor reads information from the falling tablet (notes) on the iPhone, after the Arduino processor calculates how long the falling plate reaches the line, and sends the signal to the desired fingers (the levers with a special coating) to the desired one.

At the same time, there are some nuances in the design:

When working with a robot, it is necessary that the iPhone's backlight is set to maximum, otherwise the sensor will not be able to respond to color change.

At the same time, we know that the screen of the iPhone is unusual, and does not respond to pressure, therefore, in order for the fingers of the robot to press the screen, a small hack was invented, which is as follows:

Robotopals are covered with a special coating, from which copper wire departs, while the wire is wrapped around a metal rod. In order for the unit to work, and the iPhone to react to pressing, it is necessary to hold a mechanical rod during operation.