Original upload date: Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 02:56:26 GMT
We turned a boring Alexa Echo device into an animatronic robot! Isn't this what we really want from our technology?
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Link to build instructions at Hackster.io:
https://www.hackster.io/tmburns/breathing-life-into-an-amazon-echo-device-ed9ea3
Plans for the animatronic eyes, designed by @WillCogley:
https://www.instructables.com/Simplified-3D-Printed-Animatronic-Dual-Eye-Mechani/
The face-tracking Person Sensor:
https://usefulsensors.com/person-sensor/
The 3D printing studio I used in Tbilisi—these guys are awesome!
https://www.facebook.com/3DWorkshop.ge
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Thanks for watching!
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