Monk Makes Animatronic Head Kit for the BBC micro:bit
This kit provides everything you need to make a talking animatronic head. Its eyes move and the head speaks from a Monk Makes Speaker for the BBC micro:bit.
Note: Does not Include BBC micro:bit. The BBC micro:bit can be purchased separately here.
Software
The programs for this project are a mixture of Makecode blocks and MicroPython. MicroPython is needed for some projects as the speech module is not available as blocks code and its nice to have the robot talk.
Program 0. Eyes Front
Click on the image below to open the program ready to flash it onto your micro:bit.
Program 1. Crazy Eyes
Click on the image below to open the program ready to flash it onto your micro:bit.
Program 2. Robot Beeping
Click on the image below to open the program ready to flash it onto your micro:bit.
Program 3. Talking Head
Click HERE to open the online Python Editor delete the example text in the editor window and then copy and paste the following code into the editor window.
from microbit import *
import random, speech
sentences = [
"Hello my name is Mike",
"What is your name",
"I am looking at you",
"Exterminate exterminate exterminate",
"Number Five is alive",
"I cant do that Dave",
"daisee daisee give me your answer do"
]
lips0 = Image("00000:"
"00000:"
"99999:"
"00000:"
"00000")
lips1 = Image("00000:"
"00900:"
"99099:"
"00900:"
"00000")
lips2 = Image("00000:"
"09990:"
"99099:"
"09990:"
"00000")
lips = [lips0, lips1, lips2]
def set_servo_angle(pin, angle):
duty = 26 + (angle * 51) / 90
pin.write_analog(duty)
def speak(sentence):
words = sentence.split()
for i in range(0, len(words)):
display.show(random.choice(lips))
speech.say(words[i])
display.show(lips0)
def act():
angle = random.randint(0, 180)
set_servo_angle(pin1, angle)
set_servo_angle(pin2, angle)
sleep(300)
speak(random.choice(sentences))
set_servo_angle(pin1, 90)
set_servo_angle(pin2, 90)
sleep(1000)
base_z = 0
while True:
new_z = abs(accelerometer.get_z())
if abs(new_z - base_z) > 20:
base_z = new_z
act()
if random.randint(0, 1000) == 0: # say something 1 time in 1000
act()
sleep(100)
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