{"id":9576,"date":"2026-05-09T01:23:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T01:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=9576"},"modified":"2026-05-09T01:23:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T01:23:37","slug":"alexs-robot-brings-any-storage-tote-straight-to-you-with-just-a-tap-of-the-touchscreen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=9576","title":{"rendered":"Alex\u2019s Robot Brings Any Storage Tote Straight to You with Just a Tap of the Touchscreen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/08174037\/alex-automated-shelf-storage-robot.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Automated Shelf Storage Robot\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\"\/><br \/>Digital claw machines let you grab virtual prizes with a few clicks, yet real garages still demand ladders, stretching, and sore backs every time something sits on a high shelf. Alex of Hobby Built decided to change that equation in his basement workshop. He designed and built a three-axis gantry robot that retrieves and returns any one of 24 heavy storage totes with nothing more than a tap on a screen.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-242766\"\/><br \/><iframe title=\"Building a Robot That Delivers My Storage Bins on Demand\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eyEKcnER-Qk?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><noscript><iframe title=\"Building a Robot That Delivers My Storage Bins on Demand\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eyEKcnER-Qk?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><\/noscript><br \/>\nThe totes are arranged neatly on a rack in four columns of six rows each. A robust frame is built around a timber frame with some Unistrut metal supports underneath. Along one side of this frame is the gantry, which is made up of steel beams and smooth UHMW plastic sliders that simply glide along. The gantry is designed to glide back and forth, lift up and down, and reach forward to grip and pull out a tote. A large counterbalance balances the weight of all the totes stacked up, ensuring that the motors do not get strung out when transporting a hefty bin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--horizontal aawp-product--ribbon aawp-product--sale\" data-aawp-product-asin=\"B0BZ7GXM4M\" data-aawp-product-id=\"234659\" data-aawp-tracking-id=\"tec02e-20\" data-aawp-product-title=\"Claiks Electric Standing Desk Adjustable Height Stand up Desk 24x48 Inches Sit Stand Home Office Desk with Splice Board Black Frame\/Rustic Brown Top\">\n<p>    <span class=\"aawp-product__ribbon aawp-product__ribbon--sale\">Sale<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__thumb\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aawp-product__image\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41oErF+y4gL._SL160_.jpg\" alt=\"Claiks Electric Standing Desk, Adjustable Height Stand up Desk, 24x48 Inches Sit Stand Home Office Desk...\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n<p>            Claiks Electric Standing Desk, Adjustable Height Stand up Desk, 24&#215;48 Inches Sit Stand Home Office Desk&#8230;        <\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__description\">\n<ul>\n<li>Ergonomic Home Office Desk: Claiks&#8217; standing desk is the result of years of constant iteration, providing a trustworthy home office rising experience&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Electric Height Adjustable: The stand up desk features three preset buttons to customize your desired heights from 28.3&#8243; to 46.5&#8243;.<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Stability: The sit stand desk is made of sturdy steel. Contains an industrial-grade steel frame that ensures outstanding stability.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nWhen you stand in front of the touchscreen on the side of this contraption and want to grab a tote, simply press the button with the matching number on it. The Raspberry Pi 4 receives the message and delivers a signal using its GPIO pins. StepperOnline\u2019s large servo motors burst to life, with 5:1 outputs and an electronic brake to boot. They get into position, elevate or lower themselves to the appropriate shelf, and then reach out to grasp the tote. Once it has been lowered to waist height, the user can begin working, and when finished, another tap on the screen returns it to its original position.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/08174718\/alex-automated-shelf-storage-robot-1.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Automated Shelf Storage Robot\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><br \/>It\u2019s all pretty quiet and smooth since Alex chose high-quality industrial-grade components to get the job done quickly. The steel and plastic components are kept light to withstand being jostled around a lot. You won\u2019t need any difficult programming to get this thing operating because it simply instructs the servo motors where to go and when to stop. The interface contains a grid of buttons that correspond to each tote location.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/08174723\/alex-automated-shelf-storage-robot-2.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Automated Shelf Storage Robot\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><br \/>Future updates will make the system even more intuitive. Alex plans to add voice control so a spoken request like \u201cbring me the tote with my gloves\u201d will let the robot locate the right bin and deliver it automatically. For now the touchscreen already removes every bit of physical effort from the storage process.<br \/><span>[Source]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Alex\u2019s Robot Brings Any Storage Tote Straight to You with Just a Tap of the Touchscreen<br \/>\n<br \/>#Alexs #Robot #Brings #Storage #Tote #Straight #Tap #Touchscreen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital claw machines let you grab virtual prizes with a few clicks, yet real garages&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[8073,502,305,1596,1338,5089,8074,8075],"class_list":["post-9576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","tag-alexs","tag-brings","tag-robot","tag-storage","tag-straight","tag-tap","tag-tote","tag-touchscreen"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alex-automated-shelf-storage-robot.jpg",1280,853,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alex-automated-shelf-storage-robot-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alex-automated-shelf-storage-robot-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alex-automated-shelf-storage-robot-768x512.jpg",640,427,true],"large":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alex-automated-shelf-storage-robot-1024x682.jpg",640,426,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alex-automated-shelf-storage-robot.jpg",1280,853,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alex-automated-shelf-storage-robot.jpg",1280,853,false],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alex-automated-shelf-storage-robot-1024x682.jpg",1024,682,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/news678.top\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alex-automated-shelf-storage-robot-540x340.jpg",540,340,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?author=1"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/news678.top\/?cat=8\" rel=\"category\">Tech<\/a>","tag_info":"Tech","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9576\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news678.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}