puppets with an attitude laboratory welcome to the
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Puppets with an Attitude
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Laboratory
Welcome to the
The Problem:Many people take life too seriously. All work and no play. How boooooooring!
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The Mission:Build a gal robot and a guy robot that can teach humans how to dance and sing and celebrate the fruits of hard work.
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An important Build-It-Yourself trick … Build the parts of your solution first. If you glue them all together as you go along, your model will be rigid. It may be difficult to move in interesting ways and it
may be difficult to modify or fix.
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Modular ConstructionDesign
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Modular Construction
1) Head2) Torso top3) Torso
bottom4) Arms5) Legs
Design
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Assignments
1) Eyes2) Nose3) Mouth4) Hair5) Arms6) Legs7) Body8) Outfit9) Gear Train
Design
1) Write Song2) Record Song3) Edit Program4) Integrate5) Present
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Eyes and Face
Start by drawing some BIG eyes.
The eyes are very important! They can tell a lot about the soul of your critter. Many artists will often exaggerate the size of eyes. One measure of the quality of a photograph is how well the photographer has focused on the eyes.
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Eyes and Face
If you think you’re a hot shot and you want to take it to the next level, you could try making some soulful eyes from your premium quality junk. These eyes are made from:
guitar picks bottle caps wire fishing floats plastic spoons
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Eyes and Face
More heads from premium quality junk.
nuts, bottle caps, beads, spoons, hair clips, corks, sea shells
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Hair
Try wire, string, feathers or paper.
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Body
Use light materials so the motor can move the puppet effortlessly.
plastic bottle, sponge, paper roll, small can
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2.5”
2.5” 2.5”
2.5”
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Hands and FeetDevelopment
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Hands and Feet
x2x2
You’ll need two hands and two feet.
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Hands and Feet
12” pipe cleaner or rope
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Hands and Feet
Glue the pipe cleaners or rope between the hands/feet and small elliptical pieces, or use tape.
12” pipe cleaner or rope
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Puppet Support
Parts and Tools
18” x 2” x 1” pine wood9” x 6” x 1” pine wood5” x 3” x 1” pine woodBlack carpet threadCoat hanger wire1.5” sheet rock screwsGeared motor
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Puppet SupportDevelopment
Motor Mount Coat hanger wire must be connected to arms on the motor shaft so that they go up and down when the motor turns.
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Puppet SupportDevelopment
The wire from the motor arm must be threaded through …
loops in flexible wire arms.
Connect puppet parts to the wire that goes up and down with thin, flexible wire so you can adjust the length quickly.
Stringing the Puppet
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Scratch ProgramDevelopment
You must edit this program so your robot responds to human talk in the following way:
Human says, “Ho - la”Robot says, “Hola, Bailas conmigo.”
Human says, “EYEEEEEE!”Robot says, “EYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Hombre!”
You must also add code so that the background starts black and changes to white when a sound is detected. This background color will trigger the light sensor that controls the motor.
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IntegrationDevelopment
Puppet
Motor Controller
ScratchProgram