Servo Magazine ( February 2017 )

Get Social with FaceBox: the Friendly HeadBot

By Dave Prochnow    View In Digital Edition  


If you were lucky enough to score one of SparkFun Electronics’ (sparkfun.com) limited edition Cyber Monday Redbox Robots (KIT-14062), then you found one of the best deals from the 2016 holiday season. On the other hand, if you were just a tad bit apprehensive about pushing the “Buy” button, you’re still in luck. Included within this article is a complete parts list for making your own Cyber Monday Redbox Robot, as well as instructions and code for building a sociable headbot. If it’s a social headbot, it just has to be named FaceBox.

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Downloads

201702-Prochnow.zip

What’s in the zip?
Arduino code for FaceBox.



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