Passive Infrared sensor to detect motion.Adafruit Wave Shield to play the sounds.The pattern is still a work-in-progress, but once Leigh’s ready I’ll post that here, too. Information about the electronics are provided below. So, if anyone from Valve sees this and wants to talk about giving us permission, or at least turning a blind eye, please get in touch! Otherwise, sorry: you’ll have to make your own. Internally, the electronics are housed in a plastic cup to keep them separate from the stuffing (thanks for the suggestion, Adam Smith!).Īs much as we’d love to make you one or sell you a kit, the last time I suggested doing something like that I was very quickly disuaded. It may not be pretty, but it gets the job done. The structure is made from heavy-gauge copper wire, a laser-cut platform, and hot glue. Here’s the Terminator-esque skeleton of the electronics and supporting framework. Leigh both designed the turret pattern and sewed it together (which, to me, is essentially magic). Fortunately, I was introduced to Leigh Nunan amongst other things, Leigh has created an incredible giant squid plushie that’s about twice as large as I am. I can barely hem a pair of pants, so I’m certainly not skilled enough to design and make a plush toy. Exaggerated features for extra adorableness.Tilt sensor, so it knows when you’ve knocked it over.Pressure sensor, so it knows when you’ve picked it up.Motion detector, so it knows when you’re there and when you’ve left.Judging by her head-to-body ratio, Trudi’s a baby turret. With the excitement of Portal 2 coming out, and in collaboration with Leigh Nunan, I finally was able to get my turret. In fact, they inspired a Veruca Salt-esque covetousness in me.Īnd, of course, it just wouldn’t be the same if it didn’t talk… Sure, the cube is pretty great, but in my mind it pales in comparison to the turrets, the real scene-stealers of the game. When I finally got around to playing Portal, I was a bit surprised at how much the Internet loved the companion cube.
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