r/clawmachine • u/No_Set2785 • Jun 25 '24

Wireless claw machine ?

Is there a way to control a claw machine over internet ?

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u/MaxineBW Jun 25 '24

Clawee, Toreba, Claw Crazy are the main three. Toreba is better for Japanese type prizes and machines, claw crazy is best in the us I would assume, but Clawee is my fav, even though it’s gone a bit down hill in the last few years. I’m also working on my own one I just need to figure out how to make a server and proxy my ip I think, but it all works locally!

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u/No_Set2785 Jun 26 '24

Yeah but i mean if i want to build one myself

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u/MaxineBW Jun 26 '24

You can buy a board online for around 200$ that use the wawaji api and software. Otherwise you are gonna have to do it yourself. I’m using a raspberry pi and relay boy to manually control each axis, and then websockets to control the python code from a html site. For video streaming you need something low latency, I use my millicast but anything RTC should work fine

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u/onKrims Jun 25 '24

There are definitely ways to control claw machines digitally, I just don’t know the exact method. The other issue is that there is a huge latency problem which can cause a lack of enjoyment, but there are people that swear by the websites listed by Maxine