For Blacker Hovse Ditch Day 2024 (Caltech tradition), we built a ~70% "real-life" size WALL-E robot, that could be driven remotely with a PS5 controller, move his head and arms, record and transmit a video feed, speak (faintly), and he even had a small storage space in his body (for trash of course!).
Here's my video of him when he was at his best (he's currently sitting in a closet in Blacker to be used as a static showcase project, while I study over in Switzerland...):
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The model we used was https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3703555, but we scaled it up by 5/3 which introduced a bunch of challenges.
! This repository was used for code-sharing and does not aim to make this project repeatable. Maybe in the future...
- Rapsberry Pi 4 (Bluetooth) on Ubuntu 22.04 with ROS2 Humble installed
- PS5 controller
- RoboClaw 2x15A Motor controller
- 5202 Yellow Jacket Planetary Gear Motor
- TowerPro MG996R servos
- HiLetgo PCA9685 PWM Servo Motor Driver
- Small USB speaker
- some random webcam we found
- 1x 11.1V Zeee LiPo battery (for motor), 1x 7.4V Zee LiPo battery (for servos), some random powerbank (for RPi)
