Trumpet-Playing Robot Finger Mechanism 3D Printer Model

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License: CC BY-SA
File formats: stl
Download type: zip
Size:279.8KB

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Summary

Finger mechanism for a Trumpet-Playing Robot. Includes 3 fingers that fit on the trumpet's body and can press each of the trumpet keys.

See the mechanism in action: https://youtu.be/qQjnSnuDjrw

Read how I designed it using OpenSCAD in the blog post: https://medium.com/@urish/designing-3d-printable-mechanisms-in-openscad-5838dcb65b39

Source code for models: https://github.com/urish/trumpet-robot/tree/master/hardware

What to print?

You will need to print the following parts:

  • 3 × fingertip
  • 3 × servo-gear
  • 3 × servo-trumpet-attachment
  • 2 × servo-mount
  • 1 × servo-mount-middle
  • 1 × rack-right
  • 1 × rack-left
  • 1 × rack-middle

Or you can simply print everything at once using build-plate.stl.

Required Hardware

  • A trumpet
  • 3 Micro servos (I used TowerPro MG90S)
  • 6 M3x10 screws for mounting the servos
  • 6 M3x30 screws for mounting the mechanism to the trumpet
  • 3 M3x16 screws and 3 M3 nuts for attaching the fingertips to the fingers
build-plate.stl 2.4MB
fingertip.stl 83.8KB
rack-left.stl 65.9KB
rack-middle.stl 66.8KB
rack-right.stl 66.9KB
servo-gear.stl 395.7KB
servo-mount-middle.stl 162.3KB
servo-mount.stl 168.2KB
servo-trumpet-attachment.stl 114.5KB