{"id":1449,"date":"2012-10-17T19:17:03","date_gmt":"2012-10-17T23:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yellowpop.com\/wordpress_2010\/?p=1449"},"modified":"2019-02-17T19:18:25","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T00:18:25","slug":"seanbot-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuff.lucyindysky.com\/yellowpop\/2012\/10\/17\/seanbot-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Seanbot 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I like to make the kids’ costumes each year for Halloween and when I asked Sean what he wanted to be, he said he wanted to be a robot. This was fine except he was a robot last year. I tried to change his mind but he was fixed on being a robot except this year, I tried to make it more comfortable (I mean, as comfortable as a cardboard box costume can be).<\/p>\n

Sean’s costume is a true family project because I would design the costume and Andy would make all the electrical components that went with it. I wanted to make it interactive and sturdy so Sean or his friends can play with it too.<\/p>\n

Here is the control panel:<\/p>\n

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On top, there’s a rotating satellite dish made from spray painting a plastic bowl affixed to a tiny motor. Last time, we used a Lego Mindstorm motor which was too heavy and had to be attached to the back of his costume. There’s a button next to it to turn it on and make it rotate around his head. I was going to make a slot labeled, “Brain Candy”, for people to insert candy while trick or treating but I thought Sean might not like to carry more stuff on his head. The head part is connected by velcro so he can take it off.<\/p>\n

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We used a couple of electronic kits we got last year at Fry’s. This one is voice activated and lights up when it hears noise.<\/p>\n

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This kit is a Wheel of Fortune kit with a switch attached to turn it on and off. The chaser lights are on but once you flip the switch, it slows down and stops on a random colored light.<\/p>\n

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I am not sure what this thing is but I saw it at Lowe’s and got it. I actually hesitated because it was next to a disco ball and this spherical rotating light thing. A disco dancing robot, how awesome would that be?! But I went safe…<\/p>\n

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On the bottom, I wanted a type of screen. First I thought of attatching an iPod Touch and having a trippy, interactive app for people to play with and we tried it out at Sean’s school’s fall festival but the app kept falling asleep so I changed it to one of those old school Doodle Pads that you slide a level to erase. I also thought of having a magnetic plate and sticking those magnetic gears toys on. I finally settled on this:<\/p>\n

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It’s a robot extender arm. Just in case he loses one during a robot fight or something.<\/p>\n

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Next was just some glowsticks as the power source. I used velcro but if I had more time, I would have made something that was the right size for the glowsticks to just clip on.<\/p>\n

Last year, we used dryer ducts for his arms and legs and he hated them so I made some robot arms and legs. They have velcro so they can be interchangeable and in the back is elastic so they can go over his normal clothes. I got the idea<\/a> from Joel of the Made by Joel site.  Joel’s is more classy with more sewing and artistic skillz. Mine is more a mix of found scraps, glue, some sewing, and duct tape. I made something for his gray shirt too so when he does not want to wear the full costume, he can just wear the robot arms, legs, and the gray shirt.<\/p>\n

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To get into the suit, I found a buckle at Jo Ann’s so it opens in the back. Last year, the whole box just went over his head. Oh yeah, also in the back… Jet packs!<\/p>\n

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I wished I had taken pictures of the costume when it was night time because it was even more awesome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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