Mine is built complete and works. I followed the directions completely I think I might have about US$20 in this whole fantastic project. The placeholder eyes rub just a little bit on the eyelids but that’s all, it could be my printer settings thank you very much for this great project.
Going back and reviewing the video again you will see there are independent top and bottom servos for each lid on each side. Would need to program a "wink" in code to make it work that way.
I'm currently working on creating , Freddy and bonnie also chica , foxy and golden Freddy , I know it's going to take a couple of years , they will not be made as a killer animatronic it will be a normal.
Thankyou so much for everything! Now some students like me can also make an eye mechanism and study alot, by the way I am 15 yr old and i am trying to make one from last 20 to 25 days,and here , i finished my treasure hunt.
Quick note: Miuzei SG90 servos aren't quite short enough fit the structures. Thanks for the great project/tutorial btw :) **Amazon says they're the same dimensions, but there's definitely a difference on my end, play it safe and go for the ones listed in the description if you're just starting. Could be setting on my Prusa despite following the 0.2mm layer height**
I experienced exactly the same issue and I ordered the servos directly from the description. I had servos on hand that worked fine (but were noisy). In the case of the ones I ordered from the link in description, the distance from the back of the servo's mounting flange to the rear of the servo is 17mm. For the servos I had on hand, this dimension is only about 15mm. The design accommodates about 32mm for servos 1 and 2 which are back to back. This is not enough space for the 34mm that the servos ordered from the description would require.
I built this as part of my Krampus costume (I posted a video documenting the process of making the costume on my channel, if anyone is interested in seeing it in action!). The eyes worked great! The parts were easy to 3D print, and fairly straight-forward to assemble. The main part I struggled with was the power driver board; the link in the description wasn't working, so I needed to get a similar one, and it was slightly challenging (for a beginner) to integrate it. It also requires a bit of soldering, not too difficult. The material around a lot of the screw connections is a pretty thin, so I worry that with heavy use it could wear down, but no issues yet. The snap base for the painting of the eye was a little tricky, I needed to play with scaling to get a tight fit, and one of the parts did break when removing the eyes, but that's my fault for printing it in PLA. Overall, excellent design. It's as beginner friendly as this sort of thing can be while still producing excellent results, and very compact.
I just ran across your channel and I'm very impressed. Excellent video and voice over, storyboard just makes you want to watch. The simpler solution is usually the best one and in your case, the simpler one was 2 more servos over complex mechanics. Love the eyes, those I wish I could just buy someplace. You have a new subscriber. Keep broadcasting!!
With having a server for each eyelid, you could express emotions like happiness. The lower eyelid stays in place and then the upper eyelid goes up. This would probably look better with eyebrows added.
Thank you sir! I have been looking for a good project to do with the family and this is perfect. Thank you for making it free as well. Looking forward to your upcoming videos.
You produce some properly interesting content, really good stuff. Please check your mic setup for your voice overs though. It's harder to follow along for a non-native English speaker when quality of the audio is uneven.
I think these eyes are brilliant and your style of tutorial is really great. So first things first is to say thanks for sharing your work. Question for you - how hard would it be to make the eyes autonomous? I would like to put these in my front door so they responded to callers by having the eyes open when someone comes to the door and then have the eyes track the callers face. When the person leaves the eyes would shut and reset. What do you think? 🤔
I'm just getting into 3D printing and computers. I'll be retiring in the next 2 to 3 yrs from driving tractor trailer, just looking for a hobby and looks like a lot of fun. So I printed and made your first print, but things are so small difficult to work with, so I upsized 200% much easier to work with, but I still need to change the size of the servo holders. Is the any chance you could help to resize the servo holes to match up. I'll still have to learn to code and fusion 360 not easy when I work 14hrs a day driving. It's taking me 3 months just to get this far. Sincerely the old guy
Was really looking forward to building this, but your website isn't working :'( Anyone know of an alternative to get my hands on those juicy .stl's? ^^ Amazing work btw!!
Hi, I have a problem - if I want the eye mechanism to work not from the joystick, but to move by itself according to the program, how do I implement it? I mean by the type of animatronics performances in showbiz pizza place or chuck e cheese, where animatronics themselves opened and closed their eyes and mouth to music or cues.
Nice mechanism, Is there any particular reason many of the screw holes are so thin though? I'm contemplating adding a bit more material around the screw holes, but I don't know if that will cause clearance issues yet. Are there any areas that I need to pay special attention to? As it stands, my printer is not liking some of these areas that are only 1 shell thick.
Built this in 2024, but like some others who've commented on the Instructables site I'm having an issue with the code or the wiring, possibly an issue with the default Elegoo kit joystick or an off-brand servo shield. The eyes move fine up and down, right and left, but the lid behavior is off. For example, look down and the left lower servo also pulls the lid down, but nothing happens on the right; push the button to blink and the right servo motors pull both the lower and upper eyelids up. Will probably just move on to another iteration of the eyemech.
Amazing. This helped so much. Question I had is that I want to mark one that doesn’t require a remote. Would there be a way to make an automated movement? Not sure how I would start that. Wouldn’t have eye lids and would just want it yo either shift the eyes left and right. Or up and down
Hey does it work when i use a Powerbank with 5V and 2A to power the servo driver board ? an the second power bank output with 5V and 1A to power the arduio ? best regards Jaden (Im Geman so my english isn´t that good ^^)
I have built your eye mechanism and I love it, but I want to take this project to the next level by giving them autonomy. When Thomas Burns used your model with the useful sensors person sensor I saw an easy way to make the eyes follow people and operate autonomously. While I have all the hardware, I don't know where to start. Unfortunately Thomas has not provided any files or instructions on how he did this at this time. Do you have any pointers on where to start?
i have a 3d printer and was looking forward to this build. after i got the files to test them out. i have to say that one thing i have noticed with almost everyone's files they dont sit flat. and its such a wast of PLA to print your files with supports. why are they not laid flat or in a manor so they can be printed this with ease. for example the eyelids are upside down and if i try to flip them they are still at an angle and i cant get good print layer adhesion.. can you help thanks.
@@WillCogley no i dont have that i use cura 4.0 is that available in this program. i have messed around with trying to make the lay flat on my own. lol with no avail.. thanks
I have a question: I am building this to install in a jack o lantern like the one you posted. I think I am going to just go with the eye placeholders, but do filament changes to get the iris and pupils in a different colors. Does the Arduino code allow for a stored animation sequence, or do I only control it with the pots and switches?
You can use a wii nunchuk pretty easily to, they cost pretty much nothing and have everything you need in term of control and have already available documentation. Don't get me wrong you solution from scratch is amazing but i think the wii nunchuk would just cost less.
Can you please specify the length for screws and bolts at any point connection. Including the eye lids connection, I built it but it doesn’t work completely because of the eye lids not secure well.
Nice design @will I've tried a few of the other open source ones, like the one you mentioned. I like those real looking eyes too. I think I might have to fork you project and try to add some video cameras for a robot
This looks great. Why isn't the fork component and the eye adapter a single piece? Actually, couldn't the eyes themselves be a part of the fork as well?
I have a KY-023 joystick with a Push button . So if you push the joystick down the little onboard switch is activated. Do you think I can use this button? instead of the extra make switch you use. I think it is more elegant en you can get rid of an extra switch. Great project. Building it now. There is an extra SW pin on the joystick if you push the button, the SW pin is connected to the gnd
Thank you sir , I am using it for my humanoid robot project, actually I thought to design an own mechanism, but we are running out of time , so we are using your animatronic mechanism in our project .. Just giving you information for copying you Thankyou sir
Why four separate eyelid servos? It seems like there is only one control (open/closed). Couldn't you just use one? With a center pull to open or close, and a bar connecting both sides? Or is this future-proof against full eyelid control?
Mine is built complete and works. I followed the directions completely I think I might have about US$20 in this whole fantastic project.
The placeholder eyes rub just a little bit on the eyelids but that’s all, it could be my printer settings thank you very much for this great project.
I'm so glad it's worked out for you :) !
@@WillCogley where is eye lids and eye lid connectors its missing in the stl files of you blog.please send it even i need to build
They're in there, the eye lid connectors are "bottom/top lid link" and the eyelids are "bottom left lid" etc
@@WillCogley in the zip file which i downloaded by the link you have given in the discription only 9 stl files are available
@@WillCogley Added photos to instructables
With having separate servos for the eyelids, you could make the the mech not just blink but also wink.
Builder's Mark
Amazing idea
Ty so much for the idea!! I'm starting a project that'll need to be able to wink
Going back and reviewing the video again you will see there are independent top and bottom servos for each lid on each side. Would need to program a "wink" in code to make it work that way.
This eye opening video opened my eyes on how simple components can be used in creative ways to make something awesome.
hahaha thats a knee slapper
Love this. The blink is good which is always a difficult effect to get fast enough
Me, a FNAF fan:
*Now teach me how to make a jaw*
WHAT THAT THE BIT OF 87!??!?!?
Should i be worried that i would love for fnaf to be real
Owilliams09 nah unless you want it to be murdered kids in them.
I'm currently working on creating , Freddy and bonnie also chica , foxy and golden Freddy , I know it's going to take a couple of years , they will not be made as a killer animatronic it will be a normal.
Police officer will you show your process of how it’s going?
Thankyou so much for everything! Now some students like me can also make an eye mechanism and study alot, by the way I am 15 yr old and i am trying to make one from last 20 to 25 days,and here , i finished my treasure hunt.
Just bought some filament for this, hopefully turns out functional (my printer isn't the best around XD)
Good luck with it :)
I make one too. Very nice FREE project. 👍🍩
Where are the files for the printer parts found? Am I missing it? This is an awesome kit/build that I wanna try.
@@MavericksRacin Head to his website (last link in the description) and you'll find them in 'Downloads' under the tools and materials list
I have come across a few on youtube but Will Cogley is really amazing. His guidance serve immensely to many people. One of the best on TH-cam I feel.
Quick note: Miuzei SG90 servos aren't quite short enough fit the structures.
Thanks for the great project/tutorial btw :)
**Amazon says they're the same dimensions, but there's definitely a difference on my end, play it safe and go for the ones listed in the description if you're just starting. Could be setting on my Prusa despite following the 0.2mm layer height**
I experienced exactly the same issue and I ordered the servos directly from the description. I had servos on hand that worked fine (but were noisy). In the case of the ones I ordered from the link in description, the distance from the back of the servo's mounting flange to the rear of the servo is 17mm. For the servos I had on hand, this dimension is only about 15mm. The design accommodates about 32mm for servos 1 and 2 which are back to back. This is not enough space for the 34mm that the servos ordered from the description would require.
I built this as part of my Krampus costume (I posted a video documenting the process of making the costume on my channel, if anyone is interested in seeing it in action!). The eyes worked great! The parts were easy to 3D print, and fairly straight-forward to assemble. The main part I struggled with was the power driver board; the link in the description wasn't working, so I needed to get a similar one, and it was slightly challenging (for a beginner) to integrate it. It also requires a bit of soldering, not too difficult. The material around a lot of the screw connections is a pretty thin, so I worry that with heavy use it could wear down, but no issues yet. The snap base for the painting of the eye was a little tricky, I needed to play with scaling to get a tight fit, and one of the parts did break when removing the eyes, but that's my fault for printing it in PLA. Overall, excellent design. It's as beginner friendly as this sort of thing can be while still producing excellent results, and very compact.
I just ran across your channel and I'm very impressed. Excellent video and voice over, storyboard just makes you want to watch. The simpler solution is usually the best one and in your case, the simpler one was 2 more servos over complex mechanics. Love the eyes, those I wish I could just buy someplace. You have a new subscriber. Keep broadcasting!!
If you need eyes I am a Ocularist and work on special projects.
With having a server for each eyelid, you could express emotions like happiness. The lower eyelid stays in place and then the upper eyelid goes up. This would probably look better with eyebrows added.
you know, like how certain anime characters eyes turn into a half-moon? that expression :)
where is the code?
Thanks!
Hi, I'm Douglas fir, thank you for reviving my gears and servos
Can't wait to build one of my own. Glad I found your channel.
Thank you sir! I have been looking for a good project to do with the family and this is perfect. Thank you for making it free as well. Looking forward to your upcoming videos.
Smack bang in the centre of Uncanny Valley! Great design!
I really like this project and how it's move is awsome
These are so lively it’s insane! 🤩
I like how you pick up the screw at 5:38 :D
Extremely impressive.
ok i want to know how you did that with the screw at 8:10 lol
I think the video was on reverse lmao
Magnetic screwdriver.
You produce some properly interesting content, really good stuff. Please check your mic setup for your voice overs though. It's harder to follow along for a non-native English speaker when quality of the audio is uneven.
I think these eyes are brilliant and your style of tutorial is really great. So first things first is to say thanks for sharing your work.
Question for you - how hard would it be to make the eyes autonomous?
I would like to put these in my front door so they responded to callers by having the eyes open when someone comes to the door and then have the eyes track the callers face. When the person leaves the eyes would shut and reset. What do you think? 🤔
2020, Learning steps to invent FNAF in real life.
Me too 😂
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Guys guys guys! We have so many video games about why that's a bad idea.
@@GreyWouldBethat's exactly why we're doing it
Thank you so much I have been looking for a vid like this for days!
I'm just getting into 3D printing and computers. I'll be retiring in the next 2 to 3 yrs from driving tractor trailer, just looking for a hobby and looks like a lot of fun. So I printed and made your first print, but things are so small difficult to work with, so I upsized 200% much easier to work with, but I still need to change the size of the servo holders. Is the any chance you could help to resize the servo holes to match up. I'll still have to learn to code and fusion 360 not easy when I work 14hrs a day driving. It's taking me 3 months just to get this far. Sincerely the old guy
Was really looking forward to building this, but your website isn't working :'(
Anyone know of an alternative to get my hands on those juicy .stl's? ^^
Amazing work btw!!
This is great Will. Thanks for sharing as always!
Anybody who can create suits and anyone who could create electronics would be able to make anything with this
Man! I really enjoy watching your videos! good job!
Really love your projects! They are really inspirational! Hope to see more.
Bruh perfect 👌 I both love electronics and engineering, and fnaf !!
0:57 is that a wii controler
I like your design and I like seeing the operation
Hi, I have a problem - if I want the eye mechanism to work not from the joystick, but to move by itself according to the program, how do I implement it? I mean by the type of animatronics performances in showbiz pizza place or chuck e cheese, where animatronics themselves opened and closed their eyes and mouth to music or cues.
it looks so simple and good
hope i can try that
Just a heads up make sure you get M3 x 5 on the side, the box of screws in the description does not include that size.
Paul Lope-s.... Hilarious pronunciation. Love it.
Nice mechanism, Is there any particular reason many of the screw holes are so thin though? I'm contemplating adding a bit more material around the screw holes, but I don't know if that will cause clearance issues yet. Are there any areas that I need to pay special attention to? As it stands, my printer is not liking some of these areas that are only 1 shell thick.
Love it! Woud it be possible for you to release a .step file?
Wow this looks amazing! Subbed!
This is lovely. I now have a reason to buy a 3D printer
Great Job Will! ... Been interested in doing something like this on a robotics feature.
your stuff is awesome. I look forward to seeing more.
Love this project!
1:27 what softwares is this?
Wow this is incredible work!
4 years later and im asking if theres an animatronic head 3d file which can fit this exact eye mechanism in it
Hi Will was just wondering if theirs some way that I can get the 3d model files used for the 3d printed parts?
Built this in 2024, but like some others who've commented on the Instructables site I'm having an issue with the code or the wiring, possibly an issue with the default Elegoo kit joystick or an off-brand servo shield. The eyes move fine up and down, right and left, but the lid behavior is off. For example, look down and the left lower servo also pulls the lid down, but nothing happens on the right; push the button to blink and the right servo motors pull both the lower and upper eyelids up. Will probably just move on to another iteration of the eyemech.
hey, did you find any solutions ? I have the same problem, what type of Arduino are you using ?
This is gonna be so lit!! We even have the same Geeetech printer. Thanks for this. Imma use Open CV face tracker.
Awesome vid! Looking forward to the more advanced one next. Making puppets for a short film, so these will really bring it to life
That sounds ace, be sure to let me know when I can see it!
Finally, something useful to make a smaller animatronic from a popular video game (you, reader of this comment knows where this is going)
Amazing. This helped so much. Question I had is that I want to mark one that doesn’t require a remote. Would there be a way to make an automated movement? Not sure how I would start that. Wouldn’t have eye lids and would just want it yo either shift the eyes left and right. Or up and down
Easy to code a movement routine on Arduino, could have several and make them trigger based on diff sensor signals
Hey
does it work when i use a Powerbank with 5V and 2A to power the servo driver board ? an the second power bank output with 5V and 1A to power the arduio ?
best regards Jaden
(Im Geman so my english isn´t that good ^^)
thank you sooooo much for helping me. i liked and subscribed thank you
thanks a lot for this project! I'm excited to start on it
Thanks for this tutorial! Now i can finish my Endoskeleton!
Hope it dosen't move during the night.
Where can I find the CAD models used in this video?
nice vid !! looking forward for the future vids
could you make one without servos so its all hand operated? very cool!
love u bro. i see many vedios but now i am satisfied by your vedio. plz bro make a full playlist of making a human robot❤️❤️
I want to do this model for my project where can get the 3D model.......?
I have built your eye mechanism and I love it, but I want to take this project to the next level by giving them autonomy. When Thomas Burns used your model with the useful sensors person sensor I saw an easy way to make the eyes follow people and operate autonomously. While I have all the hardware, I don't know where to start. Unfortunately Thomas has not provided any files or instructions on how he did this at this time. Do you have any pointers on where to start?
Awesome! Im gonna try to make them automated so no controller and just random movements
ooooh could you feed a camera through these eyes if you wanted to set up object or face tracking?? that'd be super cool to see!!
I want to do this model for my project where can get animatronic eye the 3D model.......?
Jeez, you're a good painter too! You should sell those eyeballs!
Cool . Really like your videos 👍
Can you make mouth structure of a robot with eyes
Sick dude!! Nice job!!
what should be the scale of the stl print files? Printed them and the parts are very very small.
i have a 3d printer and was looking forward to this build. after i got the files to test them out. i have to say that one thing i have noticed with almost everyone's files they dont sit flat. and its such a wast of PLA to print your files with supports. why are they not laid flat or in a manor so they can be printed this with ease. for example the eyelids are upside down and if i try to flip them they are still at an angle and i cant get good print layer adhesion.. can you help thanks.
I've always just used the "lay flat" function in repetier host, is that what you're using?
@@WillCogley no i dont have that i use cura 4.0 is that available in this program. i have messed around with trying to make the lay flat on my own. lol with no avail..
thanks
@@bishipc117 latest cura has an option where you can snap any chosen surface to the bed
Looking into animatronics and thought this video was really helpful as an introduction, was curious where I’d go to get the parts 3D printed?
I have a question: I am building this to install in a jack o lantern like the one you posted. I think I am going to just go with the eye placeholders, but do filament changes to get the iris and pupils in a different colors. Does the Arduino code allow for a stored animation sequence, or do I only control it with the pots and switches?
Dude I love IT, thanks
th-cam.com/video/b6LsqRJ6DL8/w-d-xo.html
ANIMATRONIC
Quite impressive...But 3 servos are sufficient. eyeball needs 2 and eyelid one. But still impressive work. Did you share the 3D print file ?
eye: Looks at you
*Aight ima head out*
great design and instructions, keep it up :)
You can use a wii nunchuk pretty easily to, they cost pretty much nothing and have everything you need in term of control and have already available documentation. Don't get me wrong you solution from scratch is amazing but i think the wii nunchuk would just cost less.
tokagehideto I built a self balancing robot using two wheels and a nunchuck
you inspired me, huge thank you!
can u make it with camera Recoder????
and automatically movement following.......
thank u so much for sharing this Mechanism
Can you please specify the length for screws and bolts at any point connection. Including the eye lids connection, I built it but it doesn’t work completely because of the eye lids not secure well.
Pls do you sell such eyes? Could you make smaller size eyes?
I think you are a genius
could you make blinking eyes but be battery powered on some sort of a loop to make it hands free?
“Anyone with a 3-D printer”
*Stares sadly at bank account*
Thank you so much for doing this :)))
Great work man !!!
Nice design @will I've tried a few of the other open source ones, like the one you mentioned.
I like those real looking eyes too.
I think I might have to fork you project and try to add some video cameras for a robot
This looks great. Why isn't the fork component and the eye adapter a single piece? Actually, couldn't the eyes themselves be a part of the fork as well?
I have a KY-023 joystick with a Push button . So if you push the joystick down the little onboard switch is activated. Do you think I can use this button? instead of the extra make switch you use. I think it is more elegant en you can get rid of an extra switch. Great project. Building it now. There is an extra SW pin on the joystick if you push the button, the SW pin is connected to the gnd
Is it possible to “record” their moves so you can replay it
Great job, but.... Where is the code and the information to program the servos? I don't have any idea how to make it
Thank you sir , I am using it for my humanoid robot project, actually I thought to design an own mechanism, but we are running out of time , so we are using your animatronic mechanism in our project .. Just giving you information for copying you
Thankyou sir
possible to make a manual puppet operating print of this? even if it means losing the up/down motion of the eyes to simplify.
Why four separate eyelid servos? It seems like there is only one control (open/closed). Couldn't you just use one? With a center pull to open or close, and a bar connecting both sides? Or is this future-proof against full eyelid control?