AutoDock

AutoDock automatically plugs in your phone.  Simply place your phone onto the box and move on with your life.  AutoDock is a good alternative for the millions of people who have phones without wireless charging capability, and who don’t want to add a bulky charging case to their phone or otherwise use attachments (such as magnetic connectors) that hog the lightning connector port (especially now that the iPhone 7 -- and probably upcoming phones -- don’t contain a headphone jack).  AutoDock provides a simple, aesthetically pleasing box which plugs your phone in without any effort beyond placing your phone down.

AutoDock uses an Arduino microcontroller to control two stepper motors connected to separate rack and pinion systems. These systems pull the walls (beams) so that the phone is aligned with the lightning cable plug which is held steady at the base of the box.  The height of the cable plug is adjusted to fit the user’s phone/case precisely.