Flagship demoIntermediate70 minutes
Servo Cardboard Catapult
A servo winds and releases a cardboard arm. Intermediate because the release angle has to stay under the servo stall load.
Prompt
A cardboard catapult. One servo pulls the arm back and releases a cotton ball. Arduino Uno. Cutouts, wiring, and code. Keep the throw gentle.
Generated wiring
Generated code
Firmware
// QA log: catapult
#include <Servo.h>
Servo arm;
void setup() {
arm.attach(9);
}
void loop() {
arm.write(70);
delay(1500);
arm.write(20);
delay(800);
}QA photos
No phone photo in the QA log yet for this build. Wiring and code above are the generated package.
Parts
- Arduino
- servo
- cardboard
Difficulty and time are from the QA log for this prompt, not a timed class period.
If this build gets stuck
Try this prompt opens the copilot with the text filled in. It does not run a generation until you send it.