After much anguish, new antlers rolled off the printing press like an economic stimulus package. There was another fruitless search for cheap commercial options. A design was reached which didn't need support or infill, could be easily popped off in the field.
Orange PLA with a brown sharpie made a surprisingly realistic woodgrain texture. The lion kingdom couldn't afford to dunk it in wood stain. It was surprising to find brown sharpies still in existence, in a time when 31 flavors of ice cream are the enemy of equality.
They went in series, off of 5.5V. The original package ran on 2 AA's. The next step was the nose mount & final assembly.
The new nose mount could use a lot of changes to make it easier to screw in the clamps & use string instead of zip ties.
It was designed in a time when 25 zip ties were $1. 3mm zip ties aren't even made anymore. A better design would use bolts.
Every iteration of robo rudolf gets better & this year was definitely a big leap.
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