Hi everyone! Currently looking for a good beam-sensor to detect when a robot intakes an object, stores it, and then releases the object. Does anyone have any good suggestions for sensors they’ve used in the past or have heard good things about?
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This season, we plan to use this 5mm LED beam break sensor from Adafruit, off a recommendation from another team. They’re stupid cheap compared to most industrial automation related products, and much more compact and easier to package in theory.
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Thank you for the suggestion, I’ve been hearing a lot about these specific type of sensors. I know this is not always the case but do you know if the cheap price indicates any lack in quality?
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No problem. It is lower cost due to it being pretty simple, not poorer quality. To my knowledge, and in my experience, adafruit has a good reputation with quality.
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We have used those sensors for years, have never had an issue with them. It has allowed us to get away from limit switches
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