compact mechanical cat ears

i finished the full scale v1 prototype(left is full size ear, right is the ear used on the previous prototype

so i made v3.5, there’s some rope tension issues, but I think i can move on to make a full scale prototype

I did a bunch of printing today, the v3 servo assembly is done, I still need to remake the v3.5 base because of tolerances

here’s the v3 prototype design, i’ve printed a few test prints but i still need to figure out how to hold the bowden tubes

i finished the v3 design, i still need to buy the ptfe tubes for the bowden mechanisms. V3 is much more compact than v2 and this time the servo is actually secured to the servo mount (turns out you needs to click “force send heartbeat” to update your time for the onshape wakatime addon)

I made my first prototype, I’ll make the v3 design next with a bowden cable, the AMA with jared issacman was very fun.(if the video doesnt work for you, there’s a image on the second slide) ps: do you guys think 2 cables in a single ptfe tube will work and not get tangled. Oh yeah, and should i harvest this thing for parts

I accidentally posted this already in my other project, i already deleted that devlog. This is the v2 design for the prototype, v1 was kinda unpractical, this version only uses 1 servo. I’ll start printing it tomorrow

ps: how do you export lookout timelapses

devlog #2: I continued designing the prototype, here’s a picture :3 (how do i upload lookout time lapses)

I started on the prototype design, still need to work on it more. I also need to learn how the heck a microcontroller works