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David Covarrubias @fxmech.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Posing with SM-33 one of the many characters I was fortunate enough to do animatronics on for the Star Wars universe! #skeletonCrew #StarWars #droids #animatronics

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David Covarrubias @fxmech.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

No problem… what you see on the video was fine with a pixicam2…. I’m upgrading the project but the pixy did the job!

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David Covarrubias @fxmech.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

That’s giving the magic trick away…. But since it’s more a science experiment than a magic trick, I used a camera with computer vision tracking the lines:)

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David Covarrubias @fxmech.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I’m really enjoying the videos and music in your profile!!!

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David Covarrubias @fxmech.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Animatronics use Arduino to connect to the controllers… sometimes they are joysticks and sometimes they are complex controllers… but it is controller to Arduino, Arduino to wireless, wireless to receiver, receiver to Arduino, Arduino to robotic servos:)

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David Covarrubias @fxmech.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

I am learning RasPi… I work with Arduino a lot but I am new to RasPi… I used a raspi5 It is fast because it is a 5 but also because I kept the calculations to a min… it doesn’t know where it is… it just cares that the red dot is as close to the center of the face as possible… I can send you the code

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David Covarrubias @fxmech.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

@syntetisaattori.bsky.social Im also a puppeteer so the animatronic machines are the ones I can bring to life… but the space where music and machine befriend is what I love… Id love to use sensors to give a voice to nature someday. maybe when I retire :). Anyways wanted to introduce myself :)

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David Covarrubias @fxmech.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

@syntetisaattori.bsky.social I just wanted to say that I am really enjoying your music. I am far from a musician but I love music and music makers wether they be man or machine… I build machines but don’t really know how to make them come to life…. At least not the musical ones.

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David Covarrubias @fxmech.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

A recent test using dynamixels and a Raspberry Pi 5 to do some fun OpenCV tracking! #arduino #DIY #pi #raspi #RaspberryPi #OpenCV #DIYProject

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David Covarrubias @fxmech.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

This was my first project… I started documenting when I did the robotic drum… I have full tutorials and GitHub on that… this no one was a figure it out as I went one… because of work I abandoned it temporarily a few times so i don’t have docs, but I can share info…

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David Covarrubias @fxmech.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Nice chatting with you! This was my first conversation on this platform:)

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David Covarrubias @fxmech.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I tend to loose interest in things once I get them functional. I push myself to finish the project, but I rarely take it to a point where it is market ready…. This one just needs a nice enclosure that can be easily stored in a pelican box and deployed without the need for time consuming calibration…

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David Covarrubias @fxmech.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I tried reaching out to Jean-Michael Jarre once about this… He was the first person to incorporate a laser harp into his show… he is famous for it, but his is not capable of reading up and downs… it just plays a not when the beam is broken…. I never got a reply :D Maybe a Vegas DJ will try it out!

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David Covarrubias @fxmech.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I’m pretty sure that we almost landed that film! I was this close!!!! :D

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David Covarrubias @fxmech.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Thanks… I’m just trying to populate my Bluesky home with some of the more fun yet older stuff first… I’ll be putting my more recent projects here really soon :)

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David Covarrubias @fxmech.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Made this Arduino based laser harp from scratch. It is midi based and can sense beam breaks as well as length of beam. It can also play both hands simultaneously (polyphonic). #arduino #DIY #electronicMusic #3dPrinting #DIYProject #synth #musicalInstrument #electronicMusic #EDM

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David Covarrubias @fxmech.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Had a ton of fun designing animatronics and puppeteering this one! We were only on-set a few days, but the vibes were super positive between everyone. I honestly wish we had been able to stay longer! Watch YOU’RE CORDIALLY INVITED!!!

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David Covarrubias @fxmech.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

That’s awesome! I was never any good but I did take drum classes as a teen and love rhythmic music… like Afro-Celt sound system… I hope to make more robots that play percussive instruments in the future :) youtu.be/gIWmn__TN5k?...

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Afro Celt Sound System 2016 - Cascade - The Source *** new album taster HD ***

YouTube video by N'Faly Kouyaté

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David Covarrubias @fxmech.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

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Afro Celt Sound System 2016 - Cascade - The Source *** new album taster HD ***

YouTube video by N'Faly Kouyaté

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David Covarrubias @fxmech.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

My first post here! Sharing my zenbot arduino based project! Let’s grow our maker community! Gimme a like and a follow! #maker #arduino #MusicalInstrument #diyproject #technology

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