Face Tracking Robot

My first experience with electrical engineering! This project started when I got an Arduino Uno and wanted to find a use for it

Firstly, I salvaged some small motors and a laser pointer from old toys. To be able to control them, I used clothespins to open, close, and reverse electrical circuits. To upgrade this solution I bought some actual servo motors and a joystick component to control them

For the final stage of the project, I decided to connect the Arduino to a Python face tracking script and move the motors so that the laser is always pointed at the face of the person being face tracked

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First Version

The first iteration of this project

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Clothespins Controller

A demonstration of how clothespins were used for controlling the robot

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Joystick and Servo Motors

The upgraded version of the robot after buying actual servo motors and a joystick controller

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Final Version

The final version of the project with implemented face tracking