Robotic animal companions were once all the rage, though their limited personalities and annoying sound effects often relegated them to the bin fairly quickly. This makes them all the more ripe for hacking. [David Bynoe] had a Baby Butterscotch that was in need of a new home, and he decided to put the pony to work at his local hackerspace.
The Baby Butterscotch pony is a charming beast in stock form, yet highly menacing once its skin is removed. Mounted to a plaque, the pony has three PIR sensors that detect movement. These sensors are used to allow the pony to act as a door greeter, waking up when people enter the hackerspace and following them around the room. The additional hardware interfaces with the pony’s stock electronics by using floating capacitors and relays to activate the original capacitive touch sensors. The final piece is finished with a coat of gold paint and some RGB eyes to complete the look.
It’s a fun project that gives Vancouver Hack Space a little personality, and we’re sure it’s enjoyed by the members. We’ve seen other companion toy hacks before, with the Furby always being a ripe target for projects. Video after the break.
I love the fact that they hung the rear half the same way on the other side of the wall.
Actually all hung taxidermy is done that way butt for some reason most people just don’t want to show off their asses.
Now if he could add galloping and operating both sets of legs on either side of the wall after the toilet flushes!
2011 version, Full size Butterscotch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNs4G2rKGOE
Nice hack. I recall a “Billy the Big Mouth Bass” who said, “I never had sex with that woman”, but that dates me!
I guess that mean Chelsie isn’t HIS daughter. ;-)
Thanks for the night-mares.
Weird Things like this remind me of a blog I read after some digging, that there exists a real guide to make your own Iron Man Armour and apparently it’s real. I’ll drop the bookmarked link down. But it’s really funny how those guys really give you day-night support to build it according to your dimensions. https://spacehip.com/iron-suit-review/
Giddy-up Buttercup.