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Unicron Speech and Light Kits Available Now!

Posted by Chris Carpenter on

Unicron Speech and Light Kits Available Now!

The Unicron Speech and Light Kits are finally available!  You can purchase them here for $165 https://cchobbyfun.com/products/haslab-unicron-speech-and-light-upgrade The kits allow you to add speech and light to your Haslab Unicron kit. They can be controlled via bluetooth from an iPhone or Android device. The kit comes with most of the electronics already installed in an easy to mount box.  You can see the instructions here. Here's a quick demo and an overview of some changes made in the production kit:

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The Chaos Bringer Unicron Speaks

Posted by Chris Carpenter on

The Chaos Bringer Unicron Speaks

"A ginormous weird lookin' planet just showed up in the suburbs of Cybertron." I got my Haslab Unicron and it is awesome!!! But it doesn't speak.  I really love Orson Wells voice as Unicron, even if he didn't.  So, I'm going to make my Unicron speak.   Below is a test run of a setup I'm working on.  I'm planning to separate the planet ball from Unicron and inside mount the electronics.  The goal is to use addressable WS2812B LED to light Unicron's maw.  I will also have a DFPlayer MP3 player connected to a Adafruit Circuit Playground Bluefruit to play...

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