Create a Motion Tracking Face
By Andrew Gregory. Posted
This article was originally published as part of HackSpace magazine, which has since been incorporated into Raspberry Pi Official Magazine.
Chartreuse is an interactive face that follows you when you walk by. When she sees you, her eyes turn yellow, and she gets a happy expression in her eyes. As you walk away, her eyes change to blue, and she sadly turns away.
Chartreuse is powered by an Arduino Uno, two servos, and a stepper motor and a couple of addressable LEDs. She’s constructed from a few pieces of 1/8” hardboard.
The creators, Anna Lynton and Alex Fiel, are both Technology, Arts, and Media Students at CU Boulder.
The build instructions are available at: www.instructables.com/id/Motion-Tracking-Face/
Features Editor Andrew trawls the internet for Cool Stuff while keeping the magazine running smoothly.
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