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Colin'S R2D2

Hello everyone! Straight from the cave comes the R2D2 build!

I'll be posting video/photos as I can. Being a student they might be few and far between but everything I do will be documented in video and posted eventually!

Thank you Bret for posting the eBay link, I never would have found this guy otherwise!


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#3  

You're welcome! And I CAN'T WAIT to see him!!!!

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#4  

As he was.

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As he is now.

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Christmas break should make for a good time to work on him some!

#5  

I got the same R2 unit and im pretty much going to make that my 2nd project, I just want to come up with some ideas to enhance the unt itself by adding the EZ-B Controller. any suggestion?

#6  

You could make the arms on the front functional to some degree. I am also adding a temp/humidity probe to mine just to keep my wife happy (lol). You could also make the small wedge on the top of the head actually move up and down and rotate like the real RD and add some sort of sensor there. Just some thoughts.

#7  

I got a couple on Ebay and gave them away as gifts. I think getting the wedge to telescope out will be difficult because of the limitation of space under the dome. The R2 has a problem of running into chair legs because of its view. Maybe add IR sensors on each outside leg for obstacle avoidance? The two doors can be opened via servos and possibly make a rotating access "plug" like R2 has that hacks into computers.:) ummm....repaint R2 in a new color scheme.... Check youtube on what people do with full size R2D2 and see if it works in miniture with yours

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#8  

If you use the radar control, it'll never get stuck:)