Hi,
At first, it was just supposed to be a figurine, but I couldn't resist to give it a little brain (Arduino Nano). I have been working on a bigger project these last months, this was a short and fun break ;)
So, what does it do ? If you focus on it with the Force, it moves its head and makes some electronic noises. Ok, it uses and ultrasonic sensor to detect your hand :)
The model is not from me, I found it on Thingiverse : http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:789759 . I added the base.
All the printed parts and components (Arduino Nano, servomotor, SRF-04 etc.) before assembly :
Same thing, after sanding, painting and varnishing :
The main board holds a Nano, a buzzer et 3 terminals (to power and ultrasonic sensor).
Here is the main box filled with all components :
The servomotor is attached in the middle of the case.
I used a pipe to join the servo axis to the head. I printed 2 joins for both pipe's ends.
You can see the mechanism, without the body :
BB-8 can be powered either by USB or a 9V battery.
May the Force be with you ! ;)
Code is available here.
Moves head and makes noise when triggered by the Force ;)
- Actuators / output devices: Buzzer
- Control method: Your Hand
- CPU: Arduino Nano
- Programming language: Arduino C
- Sensors / input devices: ultrasonic sensor
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/force-sensitive-3d-printed-bb-8