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An Intelligent Robotic Arm that Picks and Sorts Singapore Coins

      Robotic Arm, Computer Vision





While coins may be phased out in favour of electronic payment one fine day, today Ah Lim still finds his pocket filled with coins after visiting the hawker centre in Singapore. He emptied his coins onto the table, and we got a neat little uArm Swift Pro to help to sort those coins!

When we think of robotic arms, we usually think of helping SMEs and small businesses in Singapore with light automation or mini production lines. This week, we did an experiment to explore how an intelligent robotic arm may help out at home!

Pick and Sort Singapore Coins

Pick and Sort Singapore Coins Automatically


See it in action!




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Beyond automation for SMEs, or fun applications at home, perhaps these robotic arms could be used for education or even financial literacy too!

Share your ideas and one day you may see it happen!

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