{"id":83131,"date":"2017-02-21T14:36:32","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T13:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e52.nl\/?p=83131"},"modified":"2017-02-21T14:36:32","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T13:36:32","slug":"serious-science-tue-students-machine-can-sort-mms-by-colour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/serious-science-tue-students-machine-can-sort-mms-by-colour\/","title":{"rendered":"Serious Science: TU\/e Students Machine Can Sort M&amp;Ms By Colour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a perfect answer to all of those funny bands that demand they only get the yellow M&amp;Ms in their dressing room. There now is a machine that can sort M&amp;Ms and Skittles by colour\u00a0on its own.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0M&amp;Ms and Skittles Sorting Machine is a\u00a0project by\u00a0TU\/e-student Willem Pennings. The\u00a019-year old student from New-Zealand writes in his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/willemm.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog <\/a>\u00a0that the machine has been on his wishlist for several years. The development of it has taken him a few months.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at the final result here (more below video):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"M&amp;Ms and Skittles sorting machine\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ceGlMV4sHnk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Pennings is not the only one with the idea. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H7HTQai7Wwg\" target=\"_blank\">This <\/a>video inspired the student to make his own version of the machine using Arduino, a light sensor and 3d-printed parts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/willemm.nl\/mm-skittles-sorting-machine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Take a look at the full process here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pennings is quite an interesting scientist. In his spare-time he often embarks on projects, some of those have resulted in a wordclock and a\u00a0water rocket, which he first started building at the age of 12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a perfect answer to all of those funny bands that demand they only get the yellow M&amp;Ms in their dressing room. 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