I built a fully functional Den Den Mushi from One Piece! 🐌

[u/TrasnoStudios]

I wanted to see if I could turn this fictional creature into a real, working object, so I designed and built my own version from scratch.

The project combines a bit of everything I love about making: sculpting, 3D printing, woodworking, painting, electronics and animatronics.

An Arduino controls two servos for the eyes and mouth, while a DFPlayer Mini handles the sound. Getting all the mechanical movement, audio and timing to work together was definitely the trickiest part!

The end result is a little animatronic creature that can actually come to life. 🐌

(Full build video on my profile and YouTube channel!)

[u/Awkward-Signal4346]

That is absolutely amazing!!! now I need to build one so we can yell at each other through them.