project Showcase

This life-size C-3PO head was designed, 3D printed, and programmed by student Sam Potozkin (Bachelor’s Degree in Communications with a Minor in Business Administration '27) as a voice-interactive AI system. The outer shell was made using our Prusa XL 3D Printer and then carefully sanded to achieve a smoother, more refined surface. It was then finished using automotive painting techniques to achieve a screen-accurate metallic gold look inspired by Star Wars. Internally, it runs on a Raspberry Pi 5 with a microphone, speaker, and LED eyes, using speech recognition, language processing, and text-to-speech to enable natural, real-time conversation without buttons.