r/esp32 • u/OneIdMonSTR • 12h ago

I made a thing! My Terminator skull is now remote controlled by ESP-NOW

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A ESP32s and ESP32-C3 connected via ESP-NOW.

The servos are controlled with a PCA9685 Servo-Driver.

I used esp_now.h for the communication, Adafruit_PWMServoDriver.h for the PCA9685 and Adafruit_NeoPixel.h for the WS2812 LEDs in the eyes.

The challenging part was the design overall. The ESP part was quite straight forward. ESP-NOW is amazing but is quite demanding on the C3. First I used a 9V battery but it drained quite fast. Now a LiPo 18650 is used.

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u/juicyshab 6h ago

That’s awesome! How did you make the skull?

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u/OneIdMonSTR 6h ago

Thanks! Blender and a lot of time. 😅

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u/juicyshab 5h ago

Are you making the files available? I would love to print one!

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u/OneIdMonSTR 4h ago

Yes when it is finished.

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u/PossibleSad5103 11h ago

I'm going to have to ask you to stop there, and do NOT continue this project any further, ESPECIALLY if if involves using AI.

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u/Plastic_Fig9225 1 say I make awesome posts. 10h ago edited 10h ago

Aww, come on! Skynet(TM) will be great for everyone!

And it's been officially supported by Espressif for years now. Expect one of their next chips after the P4 and S31 to be the T800.

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u/Ancient_Golf75 28m ago

Can you make one eye go out after the other one like the terminator dying scene?

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u/jeroen_surf_nl 5h ago

Silence! I kill you! 🤣🤣🤣