#animatronics

2020 vs 2021 bonnie b-day drawings !! looks like 17 was a big year of artistic growth for me

Donny Deer, another animatronic oc of mine :>

updated design for Mango! I thiiiiink I’m gonna rename them Lincoln Lynx :> they were originally a house cat, but I decided to make them a lynx instead!

Hello after a long break! We spent the summer outside as much as possible, and now with winter here -and supply routes working better as the world learns to manage Covid- we’re moving back into bot making mode. 

We’ve been working more on K9, continuing our process of updating him.

The updated software is working again with a web based controller that works from an i-phone (larger the better), IPad, or PC. We lost some of the last work that we did a year ago when we shorted out the Pi, but it’s been fast to re-do. We then worked to recalibrate the servos (head, tail, ears) to work properly with the updated software. This is the larger interface set up. It allows more simultaneous control than blynk did on the phone, as you don’t have to stop one control while flipping to a different tab to start another animation.

We confirmed the interface to the motor controller is working and mounted the pi, screen, and motor controller back into K-9. We just need to hook up the LEDs and servos, and clean up the new wiring. Then we need to switch to the Pi driven router so that no internet connecting is needed. We had worked through this last winter and we think it’s straight forward. Once complete K-9 will weigh a good 8 – 10 lbs less which should allow for even better turning and longer battery life.  

By the time spring comes around and it’s warm enough, he should be ready to go out for ‘walks’ again!

New features include:

• PowerSave mode that only runs the hover lights when he moves and dims the eyes
• Camera in nose can be streamed to the I-phone/IPad.
• 3 selectable tail movement patterns in addition to the basic movements and the existing two speed ear movements
• Thinking about adding one button to run a set script, ala Wheatley. For example: Raise head, say ‘I am K-9′ while wagging tail and ears, blink hover lights, lower head.

We want to give a shout out to Adafruit for featuring us on their website’s blog. We couldn’t have built Wheatley without all the help from them and the wonderful folks on their forums. 

See the post at this link!

I decided to redraw foxy from fnaf, this is 2015vs2021, much improved but still a ways to go!