Writing articles for Hackaday, we see funny projects, and we see dangerous projects. It’s rare to find a project which combines the two. This one somehow manages to pull it off. [Outaspaceman] is familiar with LittleBits, but he’s just starting to learn Arduino programming. He completed the blink tutorial, but blinking an LED just wasn’t enough fanfare for the success of his first Arduino program. He connected the Arduino Mega’s LED output to a pair of LittleBits which then switch a servo between two positions. A bare servo wouldn’t be much fun, so [Outaspaceman] connected a tentacle and a small Swiss army knife. Yes, a knife.
The tentacle in question is designed to be a finger puppet. There’s something about a tentacle waving a knife around that is so hilarious and absurd that we couldn’t help but laugh. We’re not alone apparently, as this video has gone viral with over 1 million views. It’s almost like a violent revenge of the most useless machine. For the technically curious, the tentacle’s seemingly random motion is analogous to that of the double pendulum.
Our readers will be happy to know that [Outaspaceman] has made it to the Arduino servo tutorial, and is now controlling the servo directly, no LittleBits needed. We just hope he has a good way to turn his creation off – without the need for stitches.
hammeeeeer smaaaashed faaaaaace
More like “shredded humans”…
Or “effed with a knife”
Turn it off? Simple really. Take off your shirt and it won’t be able to do shit.
I assume you mean to cover it with your shirt, because I fail to see how going at this thing shirtless is going to give you any sort of advantage, lol
Been watching too many early Start Trek episodes?
It’s all well and good until it let’s go of the knife and it flies in some random direction.
A timer perhaps, power it with some half dead batteries or maybe just add a remote.
Test it in a cage?
Imagine if someone made a ten foot tall version of this…
Pretty easy to imagine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2J7XJs2dX0
Even if I programmed it, I still don’t think I’d trust it… Especially if I programmed it :D
The tapes on his hands are a bit disconcerting. (c:
That was the first thing I noticed … “Gee, that’s a lot of bandaging.” Kind of reminds me of that scene in UHF when the shop teacher is discussing safety with a table saw and cuts off his finger.
Hymm I might have a different idea for that tentacle…..
(yup, too much tentacle hentai) :D
Don’t forget to remove the blade though.
you just haven’t seen enough anime yet
Stahp.
Buddy of mine is making a larger one using truck windshield washer motors. But it will wield a machete.
Looks like a pissed offed sex toy.
:eek: Glad I’m not your wife / husband
Slow it down and add a conductor’s baton, then add some classical piece like the 1812 Overture.
Love the project, Kevlar sleeves are most required.
In happenstance I have some project vid out takes for you all to enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WX58CZwyiU
Happy Holiday’s!
Thanks for the best laugh I’ve had today!
Love the project. Feeling the love.
Here to spread the message of how awesome black friday was.
http://i.imgur.com/6RpTZgI.gif
https://media.giphy.com/media/vPH4IIua3umxG/giphy.gif
It’s just not the same without the flute rendition of the 20th Century Fox fanfare.
Agreed, Sry for the double submit. I don’t even see the *moderate pending* after a submit.
Guess even gifs are reviewed/banned/screened/complicated on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXJZVZFRFJc
But the big dog robot has some good gems. XD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXJZVZFRFJc
This box is a true hacker ;)
Best comment from the video: “And the knife-wielding tentacle now owns your animal print foot rest”
I’d like to see two of these beside each other as if they are sword-fighting.
Now make it purple with green suckers. ;)
With the on/off button at the base of the tentacle, you’ll have a nice training tool for the young padawans.
Or the prototype of Dune training robot. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rp_krZRLKo)
Put the ON/OFF switch right next to the tentacle base :p
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