The coolest robot I've ever built!

We turned a boring Alexa Echo device into an animatronic robot! Isn't this what we really want from our technology?

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Plans for the animatronic eyes, designed by @WillCogley:

The face-tracking Person Sensor:

The 3D printing studio I used in Tbilisi—these guys are awesome!

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[ThomasBurns]

Thanks everyone for such wonderful feedback—I'm really blown away by the comments here! I'm already working on what comes next. Many of you have asked how you can support the channel (thank you!), so I'm including a link to my Patreon page here:

patreon.com/workshopnation

Thank you, thank you, thank you for watching! Onward to the next project!

[xenn]

"it wasn't just a world of computers, it was a world of computer creatures" genuinely stunning

[JestarPhoenix]

My god, it's been a long time since i did watch a video fully without skipping parts, the entire video was amazing, no sponsors, no fake or overcomplicated stuff, no epileptic montage, just raw passion and skill at it simplest form, a very nice breath of fresh air from the usual YouTube content, thank you

[Melvinx]

"I want a machine that feels like a character in the story of our lives". That right there, that's it. You've hit the nail on the head sir.

[mrbones]

"Sorry I forgot about you, Tobor."
"Are you kidding? You just saved me! I'm

[superviro]

The servo noise is what gives it it's charm. Most of the robots from TV and movies as a kid moved with buzzes and chirps and beeps and boops. I think it's awesome. Well done!

[trymoto]

The production of this episode is that of a 5M+ channel. wth Thomas. Splendid

[infinitenex]

I like how the eyes dont immediately look at you, but move around and blink in a very natural way.

[dhyaneshparekh]

That "Yessss" at 17:24 is what creativity thrives for and I guess creativity, curiosity and such paranoia are few remaining some things which standouts humans from machines

[sharvil]

This literally looks like a tv show like something you watch on discovery channel etc, really great production quality

[EngineeringMindset]

This was really interesting to watch, great build Thomas, well done. Impressive.

[motu]

I just cannot believe how professional this entire video looks, how amazing this production quality is 🤯

[clxr]

that eye movement is alive, it was the lacking part of all the humanoid robots that ever build. u have surpassed the uncanny valley congrats

[abhinandanyadav]

This is like a National Geographic Episode. The work put into this, the narration, everything is just amazing!

[mysticmarble]

Your channel deserves 10x the sub count it has right now. The content quality already surpasses many of the big channels. I'm fortunate to have stumbled upon yours.

[Sanji-doseting]

The editing, storytelling and the value all together this is a master piece.

[judet]

This is why Codsworth is such a loved companion in fallout 4. He’s just a fun guy who trash talks in a classy accent while mowing down raiders, he gives off similar vibes to this little guy.

[davidfromgeo]

6:13 It's fascinating how a pair of gray balls can feel so lifelike just because they're acting like human eyes. As soon as the eyes opened, that assembly felt "alive" to me.

[nervisenergi]

In a world where you skip through videos to get to the ending, I found myself watching every second of this well thought out and entertaining program.

[SachinJames]

Not only did you make a cool looking robot but also a high quality feature documentary about it... 🤖🤖