An 'archery robot' that automatically draws a bow and automatically shoots at the target is born



Technological advances such as fully automatic haircut robots and

giant robots that can be boarded and operated by oneself have made it possible for individuals, even non-corporations, to develop robots. Meanwhile, amateur engineer Kamal Carter has developed a robot that can automatically draw a bow and aim and shoot accurately with image recognition.

Archery Robot That Never Misses The Target --YouTube


Carter holding a toy bow. While practicing bows between jobs, he came up with the idea of developing a robot that shoots arrows accurately.



This camera is used. The central RGB camera can measure the color and position of the target, and the infrared cameras on the left and right can also measure the distance to the target.



In order to shoot with a bow and arrow, move up and down ...



The movement before and after pulling the string is required.



It is this device that pulls the strings.



The string is pulled to the back, and when it is pulled a certain distance, the claw that is hooking the string retracts and shoots.



Furthermore, you can move the angle of incidence of the bow up and down like this.



This is the robot I made right away.



With the camera on the front ...



The position and depth of the target are measured like this.



All control is done by

Arduino .



The bow you actually use is not the one you had at the beginning, but something similar to an archery bow.



Measure the force to pull the string ...



From there, analyze and measure the flight distance, and adjust so that you can aim at the target at any angle.



Based on the input data, the robot aims at a target about 3m away.



Hit the center brilliantly.



When Mr. Carter wearing a T-shirt with a target pattern stands between the target and the robot ...



The arrow hit the target of the T-shirt pattern.



Also, when Carter stood with an apple on his head ...



The arrow hit the apple and fell off.



However, it seems that apples, which are much smaller than the colorful targets, may have been removed because of poor image recognition.

in Hardware,   Video, Posted by log1i_yk