It’s getting easier and easier as time goes on to create virtual assistants with the help of boards like the Raspberry Pi. But this trend also lends to another similar but distinctly different category of creations known as companion bots. Today we’ve got a neat example of such a project to share with you, created by maker Katherine “Smalls” Connell who has put together this neat animatronic fox head companion bot.
The animatronic fox head is programmed with a few different animation techniques. Servos are used to enable the head to move and tilt. The ears also use servo motors to turn back and forth. The eyes are fitted with screens and display animated pupils. All of the motions are programmed by Connell to run randomly rather than in response to input.
