This 3D printed honeybee encloses four servos to flap the wings, a wireless receiver, and battery. The legs are fully articulated.
Flaps its wings controlled by a joystick.
Animatronic Monarch Butterfly commission by the Kidzeum 2019.
Servos embedded in paper clay and painted with acrylic
Twenty one hobby servos and a pololu servo controller.
Mixed media robotic beetle. Approximately 6” x 5” x 3”
Mixed media vibrating dragonfly. Approximately 5” x 3” x 2”
First place award for the Instructables Tech Bits contest
Various oscillator circuits point to point soldered and decorated with paint and other materials.
Astable multivibrator circuit with electromagnetic coil to oscillate wings. Circuit failed during construction.
Electronic components soldered in the form of an ant. Approximately 6” x 4” x 3.”
LED firefly brooch in shadow box with species label
Mixed media textile robotic monarch butterfly sculpture. Approximately 12” x 12.” Created in 2015.
Wooden dowels bent into wing veins and covered in rice paper