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Lego Darth Vader reviews your code

Fred27 — Sun, 15 Dec 2019 20:06:00 GMT

The problem Continuous Integration is great... If any of you write code for a living, then you'll probably be familiar with Continuous Integration. This is where any code that you check in under source control is automatically checked out on a build...(read more)

Gremlin in a Gas Mask

robogary — Sun, 15 Dec 2019 19:18:00 GMT

Gremlin in a Gas Mask uses radio controlled servos for the head tilt and pan. The gas mask is choreographed using an Arduino Nano controller, matrix LED eyes, and audio provided using a WTV020 module. https://youtu.be/3ZCi0ro0LFc www.youtube....(read more)

Xut: The Animatronic Penguin, Part 2

fmilburn — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 05:01:00 GMT

This is the second post in a series about Xut the animatronic penguin. In the first post we learned about Xut's origin and how he was designed in Fusion 360 and printed on a 3D printer in PLA. The wings are driven by two SG90 9 gram micr...(read more)

Xut: The Animatronic Penguin, Part 1

fmilburn — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 05:18:00 GMT

Xut the penguin is an entry into the Project14 Animatronics competition. Part 1 of this two part series describes how the mechanical aspects of Xut (rhymes with Root) were conceived and fabricated. In part 2 the final adjustments are mad...(read more)

Hey Moogle - an animatronic moose assistant

easyejl — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 20:31:00 GMT

My wife and I went to see Evil Dead - The Musical, and I was entranced by the moose puppet on the wall. I thought "Heck, it would be easy enough to make an animatronics moose to have at home", so I set out on this project. players.brightcove....(read more)

Scary Door

fyaocn — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 06:56:01 GMT

1. Scary Door 2. How to Build 3. Software and Code 4. Hardware and Wiring 5. Summary The moment you come to the scary Door, if you are chosen you will see...1. Scary DoorUsing Computer Vision Deep Learning model, camera can detect your appe...(read more)

Doris the Evil Bowler Hat w/ ESP32 MATRIX Voice

matrixlabs — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 22:12:00 GMT

AnimatronicsEnter Your Electronics & Design Project for a chance to win an $200 Shopping cart of product!Back to The Project14 homepage Project14 Home Monthly Themes Monthly Theme Poll Straight from Meet the Robinsons with 3D-printed spidey le...(read more)

Animatronic TikiBot

robogary — Thu, 31 Oct 2019 01:56:00 GMT

I was inspired to create this motion triggered animatronic gag to surprise (startle) visiting guests at my brothers backyard TikiBar. see the video at : www.youtube.com/watch An Arduino Mega 256 controls the Tiki IO and LCD display. A ...(read more)

Creepy Clown's Best Friend Skelly

rsc — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:35:00 GMT

Man's best friend, the humble dog. Creepy clown's best friend, the $8 skeleton dog from dollar general. https://www.dollargeneral.com/skeleton-dog-halloween-decor-1-count.html# Let's see what we can do to make this pup a bit mo...(read more)