>=20 > On Feb 24, 2011, at 12:35 PM, Alex Harford wrote: >=20 > On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 10:02 AM, YES NOPE9 wrote: >> I want to be able to robotically press buttons on a cell phone. >=20 > When I saw this article today, it reminded me of this old thread. > http://hackaday.com/2011/02/24/machine-pushes-cellphone-buttons-from-anyw= here-in-the-world Have you made any progress on this project? This project is going slowly..... I am investigating two technologies. #1 Using nitinol wire to push the button. Current through the wire =3D= =3D> Heat =3D=3D> wire expands http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_titanium #2 Using tiny audio speakers to push a wire in a coax cable shell. Like = the cables used for bicycle brakes. gus in denver 99gus --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .