If the one thing standing between you and an entire abandonment of physical media is the tedious task of ripping your whole CDs and DVDs, boy have we got the Lego-based gadget for you. Paul Rea whipped up this little beauty — it’s an Arduino-powered Lego arm that swings to pick out up a disc, deposit it inside the drive after which drop it (perhaps somewhat too literally) right into a finished pile. It is not quite perfect — the arm is a little loud because it moves, and anyone who’s ever owned CDs or DVDs may likely grimace because the thing tosses finished discs right into a pile, but it’s an entertaining break from what can ultimately prove an arduous task.
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