Post #8143 by Rain on Thu, Sep 12, 2002 8:54 AM

I don't know as much about robotics as i'd like to, but when i was a kid, i'd take the servos out of little radio-controlled cars and try to make robots out of them (usually failing miserably).
i think that's basically how animatronics are made--with MANY servos and a computer controller to automate the whole operation.
control might be able to be automated via some sort of USB peripheral, so then you'd just need a servo for every movement:
mouth opening/closing
eyelids
eyes
you could do the wal-mart little radio control bit with $15 cars (likely to have 2 servos each - one for steering, one for throttle), or you could go to a hobby shop and buy a much better quality servo/radio setup. (much more expensive.)
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i am such a nerd.