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Mechanical Machine Design

Claw Machine Peripheral Control Box

My personal contribution to the Architecture Group Claw Machine is the design and most of the fabrication of the control box. It contains the electronics for the capacitive touch control, and a button for actuating the servo attached to the claw mechanism.

Control box 3D model

Parts to laser cut, some of them multiple

Cut parts

The inner layer forms a container for the electronics

(Alex + Nathinel vinyl cut the copper), but it mounts to the Acrylic layer

The ends of the copper fold under the panel, where they can be soldered and fixed inside the slots with hot glue

Wires soldered to the undersides of the copper

The electronics and the button are all installed

Detail of outer assembly

Finished control box