Building a DIY Animatronic Endoskeleton — My Journey and Progress!

Hey DIY community! I wanted to share my ongoing project: a homemade animatronic endoskeleton built from scratch. I’m really into robotics and animatronics, and I’m designing this to have moving eyes, jaw, neck, torso, and even hand gestures — all controlled wirelessly with ESP32 boards and servo motors. So far, I’ve managed to get the wireless joystick control working with MicroPython, and I’m using PCA9685 servo drivers to handle 10 servos in total. It’s been a challenging but super rewarding build combining programming, electronics, and mechanical design. I’d love to hear your thoughts, advice, or any tips if you’ve done similar projects! Also happy to share code snippets or wiring diagrams if anyone’s interested. Thanks for checking it out — looking forward to connecting with other makers! submitted by /u/subbuhero [link] [comments]

Jun 4, 2025 - 07:06

Hey DIY community!

I wanted to share my ongoing project: a homemade animatronic endoskeleton built from scratch. I’m really into robotics and animatronics, and I’m designing this to have moving eyes, jaw, neck, torso, and even hand gestures — all controlled wirelessly with ESP32 boards and servo motors.

So far, I’ve managed to get the wireless joystick control working with MicroPython, and I’m using PCA9685 servo drivers to handle 10 servos in total. It’s been a challenging but super rewarding build combining programming, electronics, and mechanical design.

I’d love to hear your thoughts, advice, or any tips if you’ve done similar projects! Also happy to share code snippets or wiring diagrams if anyone’s interested.

Thanks for checking it out — looking forward to connecting with other makers!

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