In the spirit of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” opening week, here’s my version of the new BB-8 droid!
It is fully designed in SketchUp, then 3D printed, and powered by an Arduino-based robotic platform. This droid self-balances on two wheels, play native sounds, contains multiple programmable LEDs, and is remote controlled.
You can see a demo video and the making-of here: