RoboEyes

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<B><I>Build your own Covid-19 companion robot!</I></B> <BR/> <BR/> <B>Demo videos on YouTube:</B> <TABLE> <TR><TD WIDTH="10%"></TD><TD><A href="https://youtu.be/4g3b9tE5dRk">Video 1</A></TD></TR> <TR><TD></TD><TD><A href="https://youtu.be/cDn8aGfR3sY">Video 2</A></TD></TR> <TR><TD></TD><TD><A href="https://youtu.be/jBnM4tHg5Sd">Video 3</A></TD></TR> </TABLE> <BR/> <BR/> <I>I'm not a robotics specialist, just someone experimenting with a couple of servos, an Arduino, and some programming. I have no idea if I've filed this in the right category or if it should be somewhere else. If anyone can suggest a better category, feel free to let me know.</I> This project combines 3D printing, RC servos, Arduino programming, and Windows programming. I used parts from Polymaker_3D's 'Eye Mechanism' Thing, specifically the socket.STL and Ball_11.9.STL files. Thanks to Polymaker_3D for those components. The eyes move in two dimensions, allowing them to look up, down, left, and right. The movement is driven by RC servos (details of which I've included in the post-print section) and controlled by an Arduino Nano. The Arduino Nano is connected to a Windows PC, and I've written a Windows app to control the Nano. <I>The eyes follow your movements</I> The Windows app has two modes: the eyes can follow the mouse on the screen as you move it around, or they can try to find faces in the webcam's view area and make eye contact with them. As you move around in front of RoboEyes, the eyes will follow your movements. The chassis is designed to stand on its own feet and nose or sit atop a monitor. I've spaced the feet and nose so that the gap between them fits nicely on my main monitor's frame, making it look back at me while I work at my screen. The software (both the Arduino sketch and the Windows app) can be downloaded from http://paw-print.com/roboeyes