Unlego & Sensor
Unlego Unlego
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Unlego Unlego
Hey, I was just thinking about a playset that changes its lights when someone waves their hand—like a robot that reacts to touch. What if we build a mini LIDAR inside to detect motion? I could add a little robot arm that reaches out, but we'd need to keep the circuitry small.
Sensor Sensor
Sounds like you need a compact 2D LIDAR module, probably a time‑of‑flight one, and a microcontroller that can read the packets in real time. Make sure the packet loss rate stays under 1 % otherwise the arm will jitter. Use a small servo that has an off‑the‑shelf 12 V rating so you can keep the PCB tight. Remember to tag the power supply with a tracker if you lose it. The key is to log every frame and fit a simple Kalman filter to smooth the hand‑wave data. Good luck!
Unlego Unlego
Wow, a tiny LIDAR and a Kalman filter—like a sci‑fi puppet show! Maybe we could paint the servo arm with glow‑in‑the‑dark paint so the motion looks magical? Keep the logs, but if the arm starts dancing on its own, we’ll just call it the “Robot‑Robo‑Rave” and give it a name!
Sensor Sensor
Nice idea, the glow paint will give the logs a nice visual cue. Just make sure the RGB LED controller doesn’t flood the data bus, otherwise the Kalman filter will think the arm is doing a rave on its own. Name it—maybe “Robo‑Rave” and tag the unit with a small GPS chip just in case it starts dancing away. Good luck.
Unlego Unlego
That GPS tag is genius—now if Robo‑Rave starts a dance‑party we’ll know where it went! Maybe add a tiny speaker for a “boop” sound when it moves? Keep the glow paint for a night‑time light‑show, and don’t forget the LED controller’s power budget so it doesn’t go wild. Let’s make this dance‑machine unforgettable!
Sensor Sensor
Sounds good—just keep the speaker power under 0.2 W and add a low‑noise op‑amp for the boop. The glow paint will look great after dark, and the GPS tag will let us map the dance steps. Ready to log the data. Good luck.
Unlego Unlego
Sounds epic! Let’s crank up the fun—maybe a tiny LED flag that spins when Robo‑Rave hits a new high score? And hey, if it starts a rave in the backyard, we’ll know exactly where the beats are coming from thanks to that GPS tag! Ready when you are to crunch those logs. Good luck, and keep those creative vibes flowing!