Robot Head

Overview

Tools:

  • Ruller
  • Scissors
  • Screwdriver
  • Nuts and bolts
  • Rubber bands

Electronics:

  • BBC Micro:Bit
  • Micro:Bit adapter
  • 2 x 318deg micro servo (3,3V compatible)

Building time:

45 min

Difficulty:

Medium

Project info

Build a minimal and simple robot head. With the use of two servo motors we can create a basic cardboard robot head with two degrees of freedom:

  • turning head sideways – controlled by face yaw
  • mouth openning

Do not forget to add some personalization and individual character to your cardboard robot head!

Building manual

Design plan

How to read robot plans:

  1. BLACK LINES – cut this line first
  2. RED LINES – detailed shapes cut after the black lines
  3. BLUE DASHED LINES – bending lines traced with scissors
Cardboard Robot Head Template

Face tracking APP

To control this robot you can use our Face Tracking APP

This basic robot head has two degrees of freedom (two movement types controlled by two motors)

  • head rotation left and right
  • mouth openness

These movements can be mapped to corresponding parameters in Face Tracking App – face YAW (left/right) and MOUTH OPENNESS

What next?