Engineering design for egg mover

[saqib123456]

For my physics class, my group is assigned to do a following project.

Design and construct a machine that will safely transport a set of eggs from a bottom corner of a 1x1x1 meter virtual cube to the diagonally opposite upper corner (e.g. bottom-front-left to top-back-right) using at least one electrical and at least one mechanical device; the machine should sort the eggs according to a property of the egg you select (e.g., weight, color, size are ok; order of entry is not) into two groups and deposit the eggs in each group into separate standard egg containers. The first and last leg of the motion must be upward and the movement must include a 50+ centimeter vertical drop (controlled, guided, or free-fall are all ok). The drop into the container at the end is fine – the last leg should be upward up to that point.

My group have some ideas like using a conveyor belt , strings etc but we need some more input. If you guys could give some ideas about this project.

 

[jbsteele]

One idea your group could use is to create a machine that utilizes a motorized arm with a claw-like attachment. The arm would be able to move up and down, and the claw could be used to grab each egg and transport it to the other side of the cube. The arm could be programmed to sort the eggs according to the chosen property (e.g., weight, color, size). After sorting, the eggs can then be deposited into the containers. For the 50+ centimeter vertical drop, you could utilize a mechanism that uses a slide or ramp to safely guide the eggs down to the container.