Controlled sphere rotation 🙄

[Pocster]

This one is for you engineer / mechanical brain nerds - got @Onoff written all over it but appreciate input from anyone !

So for my Avalon project I had another brain spasm at 3am !

I’ve order a circular screen so it can have a proper modelled/rigged face . I intend to also have Face ID and tracking also .

So …. It only makes sense the face follows you round the room 😆

I thought maybe a sphere on some kind of platform that can rotate ( all axis ? ) . So screen faces user . Maybe camera mounted in the front to help with face tracking .

But how to make ( 3d printer here I come ! ) a sphere smoothly move around ? . 2 rubber wheels in base ? One north to south other east to west to give rotation in all possible angles ? . Esp32 to control I presume .

But it’s how to make the mechanical part I need help with !

[Pocster]

Ooooo !

Looks a bit clunky !

Suppose could “ somehow “ use any ptz camera ?

[Pocster]

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[Pocster]

Hmmmm

Maybe simplicity is best ? Rotatory actuator driving a circular platform ?

[SteamyTea]

Why not a fixed camera and a movable mirror.

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[Pocster]

7 minutes ago, SteamyTea said:

Why not a fixed camera and a movable mirror.

Or

 

 

 

I think a 3d hologram would be better . You’ll have to give technical details on how to achieve this !

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[Pocster]

Migration was relatively simple .

But now I’ve got more ram want to be like a sad YouTube video and compare gpt120b against mlx 120b for speed . In theory looking for 20%+ as a pessimistic hope !