Need Someone to Turn Animatronic into Bluetooth or RC

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Teacher needs to convert an animatronic toy into a remote controlled one -- all the motors are there. If you can add any movements, that's a plus. Right now, I just need someone who can make the factory spec range of motion function via BT or RC. The talkbox can be removed. No, I have no schematics. Yes, this is a pay gig.

Here is a link to the toy itself -- its range of motion is outlined towards the bottom.


http://joyforall.hasbro.com/en-us/companion-pets

 

Please respond to [email protected]

 

Thank you.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/need-someone-to-turn-animatronic-into-bluetooth-or-rc
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Pet hack

I suspect all you need to do is wait a few weeks and someone will post details on www.hackaday.com.

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I have had good luck with

I have had good luck with toys by using MOSFETs or similar transistor switches. It gets tricky if you have to reverse polarity and you can do it with a FET and diodes but an H bridge chip like the SN754410 is a better choice.

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Animatronics

Sounds like you want to get involved in animatronics.  You might want to disassemble the fur to expose the mechanisms and upload photos.