Project Overview

During the second semester of my freshman year of college, a friend and I built a controllable 40% scale R2-D2 from the franchise Star Wars.

The R2D2 we built used pre-modeled parts from a build we found interesting online. We were able to get all of the plastic parts printed via a makerspace on campus. For post-processing, all of the visible prints were sanded, primed, spray painted, and coated with protection paint.

R2.png
image.jpg
Snapchat-247510625.jpg
20240417_114007.jpg

Electrically, we used an Arduino to send code. We used a servo bus to control the servos and LEDs in the Dome and leg assembly. To control the R2D2, we used serial communication via a laptop to deploy different features such as dome head movement and front leg retraction.

Here are some videos of assemblies of motorized parts in the R2D2

Video of Final Product

Top Skills Utilized

3D Printing

Mechatronics

Post Processing

Team Management

Previous

Combat Lightsaber
Next

Dinosaur Game Controller