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Student builds animatronic eyeball and develops browser-based block programming app
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An automation control and robotics engineering student shared a homemade animatronic eye device and a companion browser-based block programming app on Reddit r/robotics, seeking user feedback. The device uses an Arduino UNO, two servos (controlling left-right and up-down rotation), and a 3D-printed frame. The web app offers Spanish Scratch-style block programming, where each block displays the corresponding C++ code and can be downloaded as an .ino file; it also includes a simulator to preview movements before connecting. Programs can be uploaded directly to the Arduino via USB from the browser, currently supported only in Chrome or Edge (based on Web Serial). The author says they hope to eventually turn it into an educational kit, but it is still undergoing extensive refinement.
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- I built animatronic eyes with an Arduino UNO and a browser block-coding app for install-free programming
An automation control and robotics engineering student built a pair of animatronic eyes using two servos (left-right and up-down), a 3D-printed frame, and an Arduino UNO. He developed a web app offering Spanish Scratch-style block programming, a simulator to preview movements before connecting, and direct USB program upload through the browser (Chrome or Edge); each block also shows its corresponding C++ code and can be downloaded as an .ino file.
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