Let's Make Robots!

Smile, Mr Robot :)

fritsl's picture

As written earlier here in my blog, I am trying to make a robot that will take snapshots of itself.

I have made some laser guiding system (I think), and some cool docking so it can hook up a trailer with a camera on.

However, I figured that if the robot is taking pictures of itself, it should be able to smile to the camera :)

What is on the tiny shot is just how I think I managed to get a smile from a robot, interestingly to me, it appears that most animatronics either strive to look like a robot, look like something mean, or look human / natural. I wonder why noone (aparently) thought of ways to make them things just.. smile :D

It can also tilt the eyes, and the whole thing is going to be mounted on a servo, facing the camera (I hope)

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GroG's picture

Bwah haaaaaaa !  Funny Frits, very quick with the emotion ... where's the tongue?

nuumio's picture

This was a good bump. Certainly made me smile :-D

echorobotics's picture
dude i love it
noise0's picture
this is pure fun :D
guibot's picture
fuuny smiley!!  :p
rik's picture

http://www.botjunkie.com/2009/02/13/video-friday-smilebot/

scrap it into the book if you want (is botjunkie scrapbook material yet?)

fritsl's picture
Wow, I think I am going to take a poor snapshot of a phillips screw, and expect it to enter CNN ;D
rik's picture
that it smiles!
Nicola's picture

ahahah wonderful :)

LOLGeek's picture
I laughed so hard. lol great work. :D