Automate a rubber strip door with Arduino

In order to separate their office and shop areas, NYC CNC installed a rubber strip assembly that had to be pushed out of the way every time someone wanted to walk through. Although functional, it was also quite annoying, so they devised a system that uses a pneumatic cylinder to automatically move the rubber strips out of the way.

The device includes an Arduino Nano for control and VL53L0X  time-of-flight sensors for presence detection. In addition, it features a clever gear and belt assembly to mirror one side of the door with the other.

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You can find more details of the build in the video below and check out the project’s components, Fusion 360 design files, and Arduino code here.