AIBO
A desk lamp that reacts to you
Four servos, a microphone and a speaker. 22 printed parts. Open source.What you get
It behaves, it does not
just switch on
Most desk lamps have one job and do it without ever looking up. This one watches the room, answers when you speak, and sulks when you stop.
How it works
Three evenings, start
to finish
Print the test plate
Two parts, 7 mm tall, about 15 minutes. It proves the printed spline fits your servo before you commit to an eight hour tub.
Run the nine plates
One arm segment per plate so a knock over costs one part instead of three. Total plastic is 492 cm3, roughly 610 g in PLA.
Drop the electronics in
The tub opens to its full bore, so every board and the speaker lower straight in. The shoulder ring goes on last.
Every part
Measured, not estimated
Sizes come straight out of the CAD. All but one print with no support: the shade collar sits at 51 degrees, which most printers bridge.
Questions
Before you print
Early batch
Get the files first
STLs, the firmware and the build guide, sent once the first batch is verified on real hardware. One email. Leave any time.
Scroll back up and tell AIBO where to send them. It asks four questions.
Talk to it