Bob from ILTMS has automated pushing the button on the Glowforge:
LOL! Iād link that to AHK so that when the app says to go push the button, it triggers the Alexa routine.
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Once again a fun project from Bob.
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Bob the builder is my new idol.
Oh that is so funny!! I ordered two of those boards a couple of days ago, theyāre out for delivery! Iām designing some unusual automation āthingsā, one of them might have to be re-purposed immediately!
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Story of my lifeā¦ not kiddingā¦ I have dozens of half-finished projects of all kinds, from fuel pump in my truck to pre-fab shed in yard to an half-written IOS app to multiple designed and partly built electronic devices.
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You can imagine then what I face currently, in packing up a huge number plastic drawer sets from a workshop, in which I have collected 50 years worth of odds and sods of projects/inventions/house maintenance/musical instrument playing robots(shelved) etc, in order to bring myself and what I am, over to Mississippi in a few months time - all being well.
Itās a challenge, but life is fun, if you donāt let the bu##ers get you down.
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Cool stuff but I still like the concept of āEyes Onā before the burning stuff starts, even though it is a 30 to 40 foot walk. Just the old safety officer habits twitching I suppose.
I have only had two or three instances of immediately lifting the lid because of an oopsie while standing there, so the odds ARE in your favor with a remote button pusher (until they arenāt).
Ha. I had been working on doing this using Arduino, a couple of NRF24L01T wireless boards, and and a big red button. However, integrating into Alexa is way cooler. Love the video.
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Saw that video last night and tweeted to him that I feel so behind the times, pushing my Glowforge button all manually and all. ha
He does say itās probably not the best ideaā¦
Mine is around the corner, and for anything I know might flare up, I typically facetime myself and keep an eye on it remotely.
I used to run a security camera aimed at our old epilog. I pulled it off for another project at one point but I would put it back before attempting something like this.
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I, for one, love pushing the big glowy button.
Aināt no robot gonna take that away from me.
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I thought of this early, after watching a Make: video that covered this - youāre giving your GF the finger! lolā¦
Immature humor, I knowā¦
Did you get the project done?
Nice Project!! Thanks for sharing !!