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A project log for Functional Portal sentry turret

Detects. Aims. Shoots. Talks! Complete functional replica, able to shoot water (for the summer) or airsoft pellets (for the winter)

ismael-barrosIsmael BarrosĀ² 08/24/2014 at 21:020 Comments

We've finished our first weekend-long hack-a-ton, with modest but robust results!

Not the prettiest nor the smartest turret in town, but she's our daughter and we love her.

There's still no housing, but 3D-printed suports for our relays and servos are working great, and we also have some working prototypes for the water gun and compressed air airsoft gun modules.

Software-wise, servo and relay control from the main CPU is robust thanks to the badass motherfucker that is Marcos, and everything can be neatly controlled using a joystick (PS4 and XBox 360 controllers supported!). Calibration is still not working correctly, so detection using a webcam is not ready yet, but we're very little quirks away from a 100% working (yet naked) turret!

As a little bonus side-quest, we've integrated support for the getDigital USB Missile Launcher!

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