About this 3D model

__Tapster__ is a robot for automating mobile applications on a mobile device. As seen in [Wired](http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/08/tapster/), [TechCrunch](http://techcrunch.com/2013/04/27/ny-disrupt-hackathon-hardware-find-robots/), and on [TV](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4705918293505)! ###Details: * Simulates a human finger on a capacitive touchscreen device * Open source hardware (BSD License) * 3D printable * Made with [Bitbeam](http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11747), 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](http://seleniumhq.org), 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/