Uploaded July 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Here's how I designed and made a servo controlled eyeball for a Pi Camera 2. I use a Raspberry Pi and a Pololu Micro Maestro motor controller to control it. This is for playing around with neural networks and robotics.

This video was made possible in part by these Patreon supporters:
Mark Peltier
Piotr Bomba youtube.com/user/przysuchainfo
Dimitrij Greco youtube.com/user/Taran72
Yojimbo
Printable Science
Robert Büchel

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The source code for controlling the Maestro board and servos is at:
rimstar.org/science_electronics_projects/servo_motor_with_raspberry_pi_and_pololu_maestro.htm

The STL, OBJ, and Blender files are all available here:
thingiverse.com/thing:3023833
Please share in the comments if you do anything with this.

Further information about the code for emulating the human retina is not available yet.

See also:

Servo Motor With Raspberry Pi and Maestro board
youtube.com/watch?v=mX6P9CwSm7I&list=PLFsZmHTZL-znMsTduihhoYU21XL-d3p3K

My CR-10 3D Printer - Ceality 3D Printer
youtube.com/watch?v=Mvt6udp5q8s&list=PLFsZmHTZL-zm8-_Mu6xMMoYncvotNs5ss

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