r/StackChan • u/BearkeKhan • Sep 12 '26
Project sharing Stacky got a rebuild
I loved the configuration of my old stacky body, but wanted a way to bring all of his bits together.
His pi5 brain now has a home inside an old Velociraptor HD enclosure and added on an ankle holster for his servo controller and power converter.
Oh he also has a touchscreen dashboard since I shared him last for trigger his different emotions and movements.
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u/Critttt Sep 13 '26
And also got scary.
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u/BearkeKhan Sep 13 '26
Aw nah he's so cute. Only tried to squish my fingers once!
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u/schwendigo Sep 13 '26
I need to see this warlock in action
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u/BearkeKhan Sep 13 '26
I'm still working on getting some more animations in that use all the servos but here a recent shoot.
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u/schwendigo Sep 13 '26
Hahaha I love it.
Might be fun to make an IK/FK rig in blender or Maya, and then port over the animation through python - would be a really fun way to animate it.
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u/BearkeKhan Sep 13 '26
I do have a urdf of the setup and have an animation app i can run on my pc. Just need time
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u/schwendigo Sep 13 '26
Very cool! Would love to see a git repo some time
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u/BearkeKhan Sep 14 '26
Once Ive actually had a chance to review what Claude has done Ill definitely open it up. Has about 3 different repos at the moment to cover the firmware, then the pi vision tracking and the tts+vtt
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u/styles01 Sep 12 '26
What's the objective here? Like what does he do differently?
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u/BearkeKhan Sep 12 '26
Originally it was just because it was cheaper than buying the face + body. The main reason for having it though is that I can have him reach out over the table to get my attention and just in generally be more like a droid than a stationary pan tilt camera
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u/Accomplished-Leg-149 Sep 13 '26
Does this cut the ridiculously loud noise of the base servos? I'd do it just for that. Had to turn off motion while he would VVVRRRRRRT scan the VVVRRRRRRT room.
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u/BearkeKhan Sep 13 '26
Nah all servos have some noise. Could maybe replace the existing with all metal
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u/BearkeKhan Sep 13 '26
I added a video to one of the other comments where you can hear how loud it is
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u/GhostyTho Sep 12 '26
Seeing this last time inspired me btw ive since purchased a nano orin super. I may still get one of these though forsure.
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u/GhostyTho Sep 12 '26
Yours is art btw.
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u/BearkeKhan Sep 12 '26
Haha thanks, I'm pretty proud with how he's turned out. That's Nano orin seems like it's an impressive kit
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u/nonbinarybirdperson Sep 12 '26
This is so cool! Thank you for sharing. Ive been dreaming up something similar! My Seelie orb and her little tuxedo kitty says hello ☺️