When Dave saw BD-1 while playing the latest Star Wars game on his xbox, he knew he had to build a BD-1 companion bot for himself. Some things definitely had to be achieved for this build, like the display in the back of the head or the stim / med pack shooter of the buddy robot. Adding the projector complicated the build, as now the power consumption got even bigger than the Raspberry PI would already takes. This astrobot is not designed to walk around, but rather sit on your shoulder, like in the game.
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- Arduino Powered MSE-6 (Mouse Droid) by jomoenginer
Bill of Material:
| Product Name | Manufacturer | Quantity | Buy Kit |
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| Raspberry PI 4 4GB | RASPBERRY PI | 1 | Buy Now |
| Arduino Leonardo | ARDUINO | 1 | Buy Now |
| ABX00028 - NANO EVERY DEVELOPMENT BRD, 8BIT AVR | ARDUINO | 1 | Buy Now |
| 1403010049 - 3D Printer Filament, 1.75mm Dia, White, PLA | FILAMENTIVE | 1 | Buy Now |
| 1403010042 - 3D Printer Filament, 1.75mm Dia, Black, PLA | FILAMENTIVE | 1 | Buy Now |
| 1403010037 - 3D Printer Filament, 1.75mm Dia, Orange, PLA | FILAMENTIVE | 1 | Buy Now |
| 41 120 610 620 - Linear Solenoid, D Type / Box Type, Pull, Continuous, 12 VDC | PED | 1 | Buy Now |
Additional Parts:
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DS3225 Servo |
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Matek 5V 12V PDB power distribution board |
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Mini Beamer / Projector |
Raspberry Pi 4 Animatronic BD-1 Companion Robot