Entry: Purple McSquiggets
Challenge Summary
Design and build a VEX Robot that can do a household chore or activity that would be considered to be a necessity, convenience or entertainment.
Entry Detail
Purple McSquiggets is a talented singer and performer who can sooth you with any song you like. He was built using only the Vex Robotics Design System, faux fur and ping pong balls for decoration. He works in a manner similar to other animatronics that are used in the movies. The robot is designed to be driven by one or two puppeteers or it can be programmed to run autonomously to play a repeated routine. McSquiggets is versatile and can be used for a multitude of entertainment purposes. He can move his eyes side to side, his eyebrows up and down, his eyelids up and down and his mouth opens and closes which enables him to display a wide range of emotions for human-like expressions.
Entry Files
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McSquiggets up close and personal
Mc Squiggets blushes purple for the camera.file type: JPEG Image (image/pjpeg)
file name: Purple Pic 1.JPG
file size: 2.39 MB
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McSquiggets behind the scenes
Look at McSquiggets VEXY inner workings. I said not too close-look, you made him blush again!file type: JPEG Image (image/pjpeg)
file name: Purple Pic 2.JPG
file size: 1.5 MB
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Purple McSquiggets another look
Please, not too close, he's a little shy.file type: JPEG Image (image/pjpeg)
file name: Purple Pic 3.JPG
file size: 1.36 MB
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Purple Parts List
file type: Word Document (application/msword)
file name: Purple Parts list.doc
file size: 136.5 kb
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Purple McSquiggetsPurple McSquiggets loves to sing his songs for you. Sing away McSquiggets!file type: YouTube Video (youtube)
file URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXoknRW-T1U
User Details
Entry Voting
1st Place
User Comments (27)
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Clean Sweep Man03-12-2010 07:54 AMTOTAL WIN, no 1 would have ever thought of this.
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BohBoh04-23-2009 10:46 PMyeah, robotman is just scared. this is for entertainment purposes, which the challenge says it could be, nice job guys.
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Tino448804-23-2009 05:46 PMThe contest is to build a robot that can do a household chore OR an activity that could be considered entertainment. Not every entry needs to perform a household chore.
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Robotman04-21-2009 07:01 PMWHAT HOUSEHOLD CHORE CAN YOU DO WITH A PURPLE ROBOT
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dnevsky16104-19-2009 08:03 PMthis isnt a house hold choir....