Has anyone ever tried to hack a TJ Bearytales? It looks like a more complex Teddy Ruxpin. I ordered one off eBay and am hoping to control it with the EZ-B V4.
By sweetn8
— Last update
Discover more robots
Tony1952's My Rolly Boxbot
Rolly: a Wall-E playmate on tracks using a 2WD Rover 5 base, EZ-B v4, ultrasonic sensor and JD head, dual LiPo batteries...
Luis's I2c Ezb Arduino1 Sensor
Use an Arduino as an I2C sensor controller for EZB3/4 to read PING ultrasonics via Ez-Builder with simple Arduino and...
Ezang's Mr. Conehead Dancing, Take 1 - I Will Try More...
Stabilize hard-to-balance Mr. ConeHead for dancing, preparing for Take 2.
I too have one of these set aside to hack along with a couple of Teddy Ruxpins. I have no idea how to interface with it though. I have never took mine apart. My guess is if you want to gut the controls you'd probably need some h-bridges to control the DC motors inside. Unless you want to gut those as well in favor of servo motors.
I was hoping to keep mine nearly intact if possible. Don't know yet how feasible that is. It's a darn cute toy, that is for sure! It looks so much like the Teddy from AI! "Don't, I will break!"
Upon taking him apart I discovered he was way too complex to hack, at least for my level of knowledge. There were tons of gears and moving parts.
I am sticking to Teddy Ruxpins.