Author: jhewitt@andrew.cmu.edu

Initial Ideation: Arrows John

These are sketches and plans of some of the ideas I was planning for the third project. I was considering a tombstone music box similar to the jewelry…

Barber Shop

I decided to make an automaton music box for this assignment. I never expected it could be so much work. Of all the projects this semester, I think…

Funeral Simulator

Photos: Video: This video shows me placing dolls on a board and pressing a button which spawns them into my Unity scene. This is only a prototype, which…

Tongue Pals

Two pals enjoy a romantic candlelit evening. When the flame sensor attached to Puppet A’s arm detects candlelight, Puppet A will slowly extend their tongue into Puppet B’s…

project 2 progress

found some memory foam that someone in my family used to sleep on found some old legos some sketches  

Process Blog Documentation: John

  Materials: antron fleece https://puppetpelts.com/collections/true-colors-collection/products/splash aluminum wire https://www.homedepot.com/p/OOK-50-ft-10-lb-18-Gauge-Aluminum-Hobby-Wire-50176/100192917#product-overview polyfoam  https://foamonline.com/ cube/rect, dry fast, 24in length, 48in width, .5in height, medium firmness contact cement https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BZXB2FI/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=adamkre-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00BZXB2FI&linkId=2064399a7cd3acf3959515713ca2defb ping pong balls 3d…

Project 1 Gates: John

Here’s a link to download my presentation https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kk2RDLHNMECK64MiSgRnj1lKMDavQghA/view?usp=sharing I wasn’t able to turn the powerpoint into a google slide because it was too large, I’m sorry for the…

Group Check-in No. 2: John

These are all the electronics all set up, and the code that goes along with it   Libraries found on Github: https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_NeoPixel https://github.com/DFRobot/DFRobotDFPlayerMini   Useful references: DFPlayermini https://wiki.dfrobot.com/DFPlayer_Mini_SKU_DFR0299…

Process Blog Check-in: John

more fabrication

In Progress Critique: John

This is some fabrication in progress and some tinkerCad files I’ve been doing testing with. they were just for tests so I didn’t finish them, but if you…

Group Check-in No. 1: John

I decided to make an automata of a barber. These are some of the sketches of the idea.

Initial Ideation 1: John

Initial Ideation: Slot Machine Toy: A fun toy for a fun child. Bet quarters, win or lose, it’s up to fate. Let children experience the rush and risk…

Project 2, initial Ideation, john

Singing Fish: Is it tacky? or is it art? Let this fish sing the blues  I know that this idea isn’t new, but it’s something that, until recently,…

Group check in: John

Im planning on making an automaton 🙂 little test     TinkerCad circuit https://www.tinkercad.com/things/9IInqPDZsvn-project1test/editel