"Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens", action adventure fantasy film, J.J. Abrams, 2015, USA

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XRobots - Working Star Wars BB-8 droid Prototype PART 5, Improving Stability

Published on Jul 13, 2015

Sorting out stability issues for my Star Wars BB8 droid, various experiments to slow the ball down so I don't have to take a roll of carpet with me.

XRobots.co.uk, James Bruton, Southampton, Hampshire, England

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XRobots - Star Wars BB-8 Droid *VERSION 2 PART 1* Overview and Bluetooth Control

Published on Oct 30, 2015

This is VERSION 2 of my Star Wars BB-8 droid which I started building in Early October 2015. This time I'm showing the basic principle of how it's intended to work, and looking at a custom Bluetooth controller. Part 2 goes out on Friday 6th Nov 2015.

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XRobots - Star Wars BB-8 Droid *VERSION 2 PART 2* Dynamic Stability & Head Dolly

Published on Nov 5, 2015

This is VERSION 2 of my Star Wars BB-8 droid which I started building in Early October 2015. This time I'm looking at stability using the Adafruit BNO055 IMU as well as the head dolly.

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XRobots - Star Wars BB-8 Droid *VERSION 2 PART 3* Head Control Arm

Published on Nov 13, 2015

Part 3 of my Version 2 Star Wars BB-8, building the head control arm and adding another IMU.

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Published on Nov 14, 2015

How the Episode 7 move prop works, how the Sphero and Hasbro toys work, and some alternative methods that aren't used by the toys or movie prop. .

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XRobots - Star Wars BB-8 Droid *VERSION 2 PART 4* IMU Head Stability

Published on Nov 19, 2015

Using both IMUs to make the head control arm dynamically stable while driving.

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Building a BB-8 droid in 24 hours

Published on Nov 20, 2015

at the OHI/O Hackathon I spent my time buidling a BB8 Droid. More to come on this project!

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XRobots - Star Wars BB-8 Droid *VERSION 2 PART 5* Stability Tuning and Side Panels!

Published on Nov 26, 2015

Further stability modifications and tuning to my Star Wars BB-8 Version 2, also sorting out the frame for the side panels

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XRobots - Star Wars BB-8 Droid *VERSION 2 PART 6*, Body Panels!

Published on Dec 4, 2015

Hand forming and attaching the main ball body panels to my Star Wars EP7 BB-8 Droid Version 2.

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XRobots - Star Wars BB-8 BIG Toy unboxing review & comparison, Sphero, Bladez, Hasbro

Published on Dec 10, 2015

My big BB-8 Toy Unboxing, demo and comparison.