Puppet Kit for Raspberry Pi

Use your Raspberry Pi to take control of this string puppet. The booklet includes projects for:

• Keyboard control of the puppet
• Recording stop-frame puppet movements to play back and make the puppet move
• Make the puppet wave when it detects movement

The kit includes everything you need to make the puppet apart from a Raspberry Pi, AA batteries, scissors and a screwdriver. It includes a full step-by-step instruction booklet.

The kit includes the following parts:

1. Plywood chassis
2. MonkMakes Servo Six Board (in anti-static bag)
3. Battery box for 4 x AA Batteries (batteries not included)
4. PIR movement detector (in anti-static bag)
5. 4 x 9g micro servomotors
6. Raspberry Leaf GPIO template for Raspberry Pi
7. 10 x female to female jumper wires
8. Strip of 4 self-adhesive feet
9. 4 x wooden servomotor arm extensions
10. 7 x nut, bolt and wooden spacer sets
11. 6 x self-adhesive pads
12. Puppet (note: color of clothes will vary)
13. 20 Page Instruction Book a step-by-step guide to your kit

Resources

animate.py demonstration

Puppet dancing