Some Stuff
A few random things.. If you are using WLED then check out this great tutorial from Adafruit on setting up LedFX with WLED. LedFX is a free app that runs on Mac, Windows or Linux and lets you control multiple…
Category: Animatronics
Animatronics
Animatronic Skulls & DIY Information
https://vimeo.com/634913960 If you are looking for information on purchasing or making your own animatronic skull I have a page with information that you can find here: Animatronic Projects There are a few sites that sell completed animatronic skulls but they…
DIY Animatronic Sites?
There don’t seem to be many DIY animatronic web sites around but there are a few pretty active Facebook sites. All of them are private, to help keep down the spam, so you have to request access. These groups are…
DIY Animatronic Control Systems
There are a few options for DIY stand alone controllers that can synchronize audio with servo control (that I am aware of). None of these are off the shelf easy to use but are free and open sourced… 1)…
Need to control more than a servo?
A typical hobby animatronic uses servos. So naturally your control system may only have the ability to control the typical RC servo PWM signal. But what if you have other things like LEDs or motors or…. Or perhaps some pixels….
Animatronic Control??
I’m quite interested in animatronic control, it’s a nice mix of electronics, mechanics and software. But for a hobbyist there are not many inexpensive options for controlling them. There are commercial programs like VSA (Visual Show Automation) but not many…
3D Printing
I finally decided to replace my finicky home made usually not working Prusa i3 with an Ender 3 V2 and could not be happier (especially since the Prusa hasn’t been functional for a few years!!). It pretty much prints perfectly…