BibTeX:

@article{IJIRSTV2I10055,
     title={Colour Sorting System with Robotic Arm},
     author={Pranay Bhaskar, Saurabh S. Dofe, Saurav S.Tripathi and Himanshu R. Banode},
     journal={International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology},
     volume={2},
     number={10},
     pages={267--272},
     year={},
     url={http://www.ijirst.org/articles/IJIRSTV2I10055.pdf},
     publisher={IJIRST (International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology)},
}

Usually sorting of objects is carried out manually using human labor. Recognizing a particular object and placing it in the desired position is a laborious work especially in the field of industry where in one has to sort a bulk of objects in instant and also the load is greater than what a human can carry. This is when automation plays a major role. We have a robotic arm which picks different colored cubes and sorts them placing in different cups. The color processing is made using image processing with a webcam. The robotic arms are widely used in the industry, but most of them are used in PTP (Point To Point) trajectory, the moves are learned previously by the robotic arm. Very few robots in the industry are programmed to be clever, or to make decisions. In the future to completely replace the humans with robots, we require robotic arms which can make decisions. One good example for a smart robotic arm can be a robotic arm which can perform sorting of objects by color. This can be used in many factories; one good example can be a pencil factory.

commanding, controller, remote-controlled, robotic arm, serial interfacing, sorting, webcam