So once again you’ve put off your Halloween hack and will have to wait until next year to present your latest animatronic gizmo to the neighbors. Or will you?
The best Halloween props and installations are really about creativity. If you have a good idea there’s still time to make it happen, as long as you get a little bit of help with the execution.
For a head start on something spooky, this kit features a motion sensor, along with RGB LEDs and an MP3 player module to make your skeleton, jack-o-lantern, or glitching robot light up and say “hello” to your guests. You’ll need to provide an Arduino board to tie everything together per these instructions, as well as a micro SD card and the actual device to be “spook-ified.”
With motion, sound, and an Arduino at hand this is a great start for just about any idea. Just last week I covered several different motor options in a guide that will point you in the right direction to make that skeleton skull swivel back and forth too. Change out the audio, wire in more LEDs, and you can move a coffin lid that reacts to the motion sensor being triggered. See where I’m going with this?
While it looks quite scary in the video below, this set of components could easily be put to use in a more inviting configuration. Perhaps Santa Claus would like to say “ho-ho-ho” while Rudolph’s nose lights up, or maybe your robot just needs to be a little more social!
