This amazing young engineer Angelo Casimiro made a BB-8 droid robot. This robot was made using household materials and a little bit Arduino circuitry. Watching the video, he showed us how it’s done and now you can make one for yourself.
This 17-year-old boy is here to teach you how to make The Force Awakens’ BB-8 droid. While it may not be a real-life AI-powered droid, the young engineer Angelo Casimiro has done a commendable job that will enable young researchers to move further to achieve their aims.
You can make this life-size BB-8 robot at home and control it with a free iPhone app. To cut down the cost, Angelo used paper mache to make the central sphere and topped it with a styrofoam head. Overall, this cool and adorable BB-8 robot is made from just $100 worth of parts.
“Due to the limitation of materials, I resorted in using the materials around me (deodorant roll-ons as ball bearings, canvas as fiberglass, Christmas balls as the eye & etc.)”, he says.
Talking about its brain, Angelo’s BB-8 is powered by the open source microcontroller board Arduino Uno. It controls the wheels placed at the bottom of the robot when it moves around.
Angelo even manages to keep BB-8’s head right in place with a set of speaker magnets and their magnetic force. To control the droid, Angelo uses a free Arduino controller app that is connected to a Bluetooth board placed inside the droid.
So, what are you waiting for? Grab some household tools, do some Arduino circuitry, and with the help of Angelo BB-8 DIY video, you are good to go.
Follow this Link to Watch How he Did it
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