Willem writes: ‘It takes approximately 2-3 minutes to sort a 300 g bag of Skittles / M&M’s and sorts about 2 pieces per second. ‘The machine is 250 mm in diameter and approximately 300 mm in ...

The machine runs on an Arduino Uno board, and uses a TCS3200 programmable colour sensor to detect the colours of the Skittles.

The machine works by using an RGB sensor to recognize what color item has entered the machine and can sort two pieces of M&M's or Skittles per second. It then drops the candy into the bowls ...

The machine is 250 mm in diameter and approximately 300 mm in height,” writes Pennings. The system uses an RGB sensor to assess the color of the candy and place it into the proper dish.