Flippy the “Robot” #3DThursday #3DPrinting
Shared by make-a-roni on Thingiverse:
This is a walking “robot” based on a fantastic design that I believe should be credited to Saurav Chakraborty. Search for “Brainergiser” in YouTube to see his other amazing creations!
My version works on the sample principle. I love how this toy moves … it’s a seemingly unstoppable machine. I asked some elementary students what it should be called and one little girl suggested “Flippy” because it will flip upside-down sometimes when trying to walk over uneven surfaces. What’s great is that it just keeps on going upside-down, and will sometimes right itself after encountering another object in its way.
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Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!
Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!
The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of engineering, interactive art, and design with your 3D printer! If you’ve made a cool project that combines 3D printing and electronics, be sure to let us know, and we’ll feature it here!
