Team project with Patrick Finlay, Harley Mueller, Angela Zhang, Zihan Zhang
Introduction
Dumbo is a robotic elephant toy that reacts to the surrounding environment and the people playing with it. It was designed to discourage kids from fighting over their toys by taking advantage of their aversion to dealing with high authority figures.
Design
State diagram
Design process
Interaction framework
Mechanism
dumbo_final.avi
Ears: 2 DYNAMIXEL XL-320 servos connect with 3D printed skeleton
Trunk: DC motor controls a string going through the 3D printed trunk
Neck: DYNAMIXEL XL-320 servo controls side to side movement
Head: DC motor controls a string connected to the 3D printed head platform