"Braq" jointed dragon - 3D Printed by bLiTzJoN
Printed at 150% scale with some modified parts, I give you "Braq The Wise". It's essentially an Arduino-powered magic 8 ball. When the sensor detects movement Braq responds randomly with either a solid glowing green eyes or flashing red. When sitting idle Braq's eyes glow blue and after no movement for extended period of time will go to sleep which is a faint blue. For the head, I redesigned the eyes to be a socket for an 8mm Neopixel. I glued the LIPO battery to the roof of the mouth and fabricated a custom socket so I can unplug the battery if needed. I turned the articulating jaw into a switch, so to turn Braq on you simply open the mouth. For the body, I drilled a hole in the chest to mount an MC-SR505 Mini PIR sensor. Inside the chest lies the Adafruit's Arduino Gemma board. I ran a USB cable down the tail and designed a custom end cap. See it in action: https://youtu.be/Z86YqtjTflE
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