Remember those tiny little droids skittering around the pristine corridors of the Death Star in Star Wars? [heychaostheory] has put together something vaguely along the lines of those charming little mobile toasters. It’s an autonomous mouse droid with party mode!
The build is interesting in that it’s based on an off-the-shelf metal robot chassis—which provides mounting points for the gearmotors and wheels that make up the drivetrain. The mouse droid body sits atop this, being a 3D printed part that is afixed with heat set inserts and nylon standoffs. It’s 3D printed and expertly decorated with a fun vibe. Inside the body lives an Arduino Uno, hooked up to an L298 motor driver board and ultrasound sensors used for obstacle avoidance. It’s also got a smattering of LEDs to flash, because blinkenlights matter. The best bit, though, is the party mode button, which fires off music via a DFPlayer Mini module.
The mouse droid may not be as flashy and imposing as the Droideka or as mechanically impressive as BB-8, but that just makes it more accessible and fun to build. You can easily create one at full scale without breaking the bank. If you’re cooking up your own fun droids in the workshop, don’t hesitate to let us know. Video after the break.
This articles is written by : Nermeen Nabil Khear Abdelmalak
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