Wednesday 27 January 2016
A 17-year old self-proclaimed ‘tinkerer’ has come up with a way for anyone who can’t afford a BB-8 replica to build their own life-size version. Angelo Casimiro has uploaded a 20-minute instructional video showing how to recreate a working BB-8 using mostly household products. Some of the items, like wood putty and a gearbox, might require a trip to the hardware shop, though. The rolling droid is programmed using an Arduino Uno, an open-source controller board, with the body comprising of a domed styrofoam head on a papier mâché body modelled on a beach ball. The ball-bearings are just four roll-on…
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