Lego Mindstorms NXT T-Shirt Folding Machine

My Lego Mindstorms NXT T-Shirt Machine. It is based on the following videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVXyaIY2rno
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiCWm17IK6M

I put one-second delays between each stage of the folding sequence. In reality, the robot can do it much faster than seen here if I remove the delays. My roommates and I actually just fold our T-shirts without the NXT attached. The NXT integration was just to show that T-shirt folding can be partially automated.

The faster version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45Gr63NbXD4

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• lego
• nxt
• mindstorm
• t-shirt
• machine

[mastermihir]

simple but effective and congratz on engadget btw

[changyunhsu]

@mastermihir Thanks! I made this just for fun, and I posted it on YouTube just to show my friends. I never thought someone would find this and publish it on Make: blog or Engadget.

[louvellie]

You made engadget. You're big time now!

[siedpe13]

i wish id only put it on a hanger

[kingsof982]

can u make building and programing instructions

[AngryBF2Nerd]

lol very nice.

[bofunkeys]

i need that for my room

[MrRandomxxxx]

i can has.... :D

[QuatreiZer0]

LOL NICE! good to see someone doing something useful

[Chikaplouw]

I'm so gonna make that when I move out.

[mephiles43]

@6022 I love the big bang theory

[LorGly]

@cooldawg0904 not really because if you fold multiple t-shirts than you can fold 2 at a time !!!! LOL!!!

[6022]

You are officially geekier than Sheldon Cooper! Congratulations!

[cooldawg0904]

useless! It takes more effort to press the button and align the shirt than to fold the shirt yourself lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!