Build your own animatronic eyeball using Crickit , Circuit Playground Express, a ping pong ball, two servos, and some cardboard! This new guide shows you how.
With this simple hierarchy of ping pong ball -> micro servo -> bracket -> full servo, you’ll create a two-axis gimbal that allows the eye to look in any direction!
You’ll program it with MakeCode’s simple-to-use graphical interface so that it glances around, or even puppeteer it using the accelerometer tilt built into the board!
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The link to the guide is broken. It should be:
https://learn.adafruit.com/crickit-controlled-animatronic-eyeball
@Doug: Thanks for the catch – just changed it!