Tapster - Mobile Automation Robot

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Tapster is a robot for automating mobile applications on a mobile device. As seen in Wired, TechCrunch, and on TV! Details: Simulates a human finger on a capacitive touchscreen device Open source hardware (BSD License) 3D printable Made with Bitbeam, an open-source 3D printable LEGO-Technic compatible building system. Programmed with Node.js + Johnny-Five + Arduino (Nodebots FTW!) Designed by the creator of Selenium, the popular browser automation tool. USB powered (5V) Tappable area is 140mm x 80mm (Ideal for Nexus 4, iPhone 4, or iPhone 5) Why would I want this? Use Tapster to automate apps on mobile devices, such as iPhone or Android. If you're a software developer, any time you change a line of code, you need to check that every important interaction still works in the app on a real device. Sure, you can manually check things yourself, or have your friends and family do it for you a few times, but that gets old quickly. Life is too short for manual testing -- have a robot do it for you! Main project files can be tracked here:https://github.com/hugs/tapsterbot Follow the robot on Twitter:http://twitter.com/tapsterbot Obligatory YouTube action video!:http://youtu.be/in2av9LtCfE?rel=0 If you want a Tapster and would rather spend some money to save printing and assembly time, I'm selling the robot on Tindie:https://www.tindie.com/products/hugs/tapster/