Make your Costumes Move

By Mayank Sharma. Posted

This article was originally published as part of HackSpace magazine, which has since been incorporated into Raspberry Pi Official Magazine.

Make your Costumes Move

If you really want to turn heads, follow ace costume designer Andrew, who’s an engineer by day and cosplayer by night. His Raiden Cyborg Ninja costume uses a motorised face shield that looks awesome. The major part of his Instructable focuses on fabricating and sculpting the costume from EVA foam using patterns crafted from cardstock.

He created the face shield using two high-torque servos and a Pololu Maestro Servo controller. The microcontroller is programmed to move the two servos simultaneously at the push of a button. He also created a sword and then wired some LEDs in the sheath diffused with a blue Mylar folder to get the right effect.

Andrew’s also created a Stealth Iron Man costume that has a mechanised helmet. Again, the majority of his Instructable is about crafting the costume to perfection. Just like before, the helmet is powered by two servos glued to the back that are operated by the Pololu Maestro Servo controller. LEDs in the gloves, eyes, and chest piece complete the look.


Mayank Sharma

Mayank is a Padawan maker with an irrational fear of drills. He likes to replicate electronics builds and gets a kick out of hacking everyday objects creatively

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