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RimstarOrg | Making BB-8 (v2) Droid - Part 1 @RimstarOrg | Uploaded 8 years ago | Updated 5 hours ago
Making BB-8 (v2) part 1, how to make a homemade/DIY BB-8 droid step-by-step. This uses an Arduino for the brains, and a homemade/DIY dual H-bridge motor driver for the hamster (aka tank/differential drive). More videos to come as making progresses.

This video was made possible in part by support from:
Jonathan Rieke
James Padden

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See also:

BB-8 Star Wars Droid - Homemade (latest version)
youtube.com/watch?v=5EuI9lBtC3I&list=PLFsZmHTZL-zmztc_P7h2tqLxKJHu0vH1e

Adding Lasers to Star Wars TIE Fighter and Star Trek Enterprise Models
youtube.com/watch?v=VxIEV27AjWQ&list=PLFsZmHTZL-zmfXxstlxuJgRE9bOGobEVu

How to Make Tesla Coil - Small Spark Gap Tesla Coil
youtube.com/watch?v=0SaEPW_iMF8&list=PLFsZmHTZL-zmfXxstlxuJgRE9bOGobEVu

For my BB-8 (v2) webpages with Arduino code, STL files, schematics, and more:
http://rimstar.org/science_electronics_projects/bb-8_star_wars_droid_v2.htm

Off-the-shelf dual H bridge boards:
http://www.robotshop.com/en/10a-5-25v-dual-channel-dc-motor-driver.html
http://ledsee.com/index.php/en/new-products/bts7960-h-bridge-motor-driver-max-43a-detail
pololu.com/product/2507

Lewis Loflin's circuit page about controlling an H bridge from an Arduino
http://www.bristolwatch.com/ele/h_bridge.htm

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