Unofficial mod transforms the Playdate into a charming robot pet

Engadget 17.12.2024 19:40 Although Panic paused development on its official Playdate charging dock, an enterprising character artist has swooped in with an open-source kit that transforms the device into an interactive robot pet. PlayBot is Guillaume Loquin’s name for the cute add-on, which anyone with the right know-how can build. Made with two wheels, a motor, a microcontroller and a 3D-printed casing, it taps into the Playdate’s built-in accelerometer, microphone and sensors to turn the indie game console into a charming desktop companion. Guillaume Loquin / YouTube Loquin, whose day job is as a character artist at Ubisoft, put those skills to use in bringing the device to life. Although it won’t do anything crazy like have a chat, pop wheelies or play fetch, Loquin’s video below shows it reacting to a wake-up tap, navigating around a corner and getting dizzy after spinning the Playdate’s crank. It can also scoot around your desk, steering clear of obstacles and avoiding a plummet off the edge. The developer estimates 45 minutes of play per charge. When you aren’t playing with the device , the robo-dock charges the console. Loquin provides the 3D printing instructions, companion app’s code and firmware for its Teensy 4.1 microcontroller on GitHub. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/unofficial-mod-transforms-the-playdate-into-a-charming-robot-pet-180500961.html?src=rss

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