littleBits Competition: Droid Inventor Kit, Jedi Master, 1st Place - MSE BBIN
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Channel: littleBits Electronics · 2018 · Science & Technology
CREATED BY: Sunil J. CATEGORY: Jedi Master INVENTOR'S DESCRIPTION: "My name is Sunil. I'm from Toronto, Ontario and this is my creature effects team (aka my sons). We wanted to make a functional droid that looked like it rolled off the set of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. This is MSE-BBIN. It was made using household items like cardboard, duct tape, as well as custom parts that were modeled in Tinkercad and 3d printed. It self navigates using a proximity sensor bit, servo motor bit and dc motor bit. It streams live video wirelessly over WiFi using a Raspberry Pi. It controls custom sounds and LED matrix animations with Arduino. In addition to cannon MSE droid sounds, we created some original sounds using a robot synth app called Bebot. These droids were often used to for surveillance and carrying messages in vast Imperial ships and battle stations. During the Battle of Crait, the MSE-BBIN series droids were compromised by Resistance fighters using a disguised BB unit. This vulnerability led to their discontinued use by the First Order, and they were sold off to scavengers for parts. Thank you to Owen, Aidan and Kerrie for supporting this build and sharing my passion for Star Wars." SEE MORE WINNERS: https://www.littlebits.com/winners-of-national-competition-featuring-the-droid-inventor-kit
