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A project log for R8-D8 - a distant relative of R2-D2

a 12cm radius, 3d printed R2-D2 with some motors, servos and blinky stuff that follows lines, persons or just drives around via bluetooth

davedarkodavedarko 10/21/2015 at 11:144 Comments

I'm thinking of using a servo that turns a wheel with little pictures in it and put a little LED behind it.

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Craig Hissett wrote 10/22/2015 at 11:29 point

Great idea! Would a CR servo turn it quick enough to look like it's animated or would a DC motor with pwm control be better suited for that kind of shenanigan?

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Eric Hertz wrote 10/22/2015 at 08:59 point

been meaning to get some tiny little translucent grayscale LCD displays running for some sort of projection... They were 5 for $2, so I couldn't pass 'em up! Something like this'd be a good use for 'em.

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davedarko wrote 10/22/2015 at 09:12 point

sounds cool :) I hope I'll get away with an LED and a printed on overhead projector foil.

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Eric Hertz wrote 10/22/2015 at 10:02 point

Sounds doable, and cool!

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