
Building a Golf Ball Counting Machine: From Idea to Working Prototype
About a year ago, I joined Replay Golf Supply Inc. as a Golf Ball Technician. The work was simple but repetitive — sorting and counting golf balls by brand, sub-brand, and quality. It didn’t take long to notice how manual the entire process was. Counting thousands of golf balls by hand was slow, error-prone, and exhausting. The first thought that came to mind was: why isn’t any of this automated? ...