Now things progress

Plastic is ordered.

Servos are ordered.

Shoulder screws and inserts are ordered.

Shoulder screw 3/8″ long, 3 of them

Shoulder screw 1/8″ long, 4 of them

Threaded Inserts 2-56. Will hold a thread better than plastic.

how shall I drive these little servos…..

Servopod, arduino…

Regarding the processor, the availability of examples for the oled display is driving me towards the Arduino. I may test with the IsoPod to get the servos up and running, but I will eventually migrate to the arduino.

Wheatley Rev I will likely be an arduino and servos running a pre-canned routines, or maybe bluetooth to a remote joystick. This will give instant satisfaction. We can develop more advanced software later.

Preliminary assembly

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“Mistakes were made, others will be blamed”

Smallish issues. The shells were overlapping in the model, had to do a little X-acto work.

Bought too few shoulder screws.

Eyelids are rubbing somewhere.

The main post that rotates the face is a little dodgy.

The body is thin and flexible.

Plusses

The thin shims that I printed came out ok.

Its effing Wheatley!!!

Everything looks like it is going to work exceptionally well.

Parts