Final Manufacture

I was most involved in the final manufacture of the design as opposed to the electronics or fabrication of parts.  Alex took some great pictures of the step by step way we put each of the pieces together.  Here it is:
Battery Module

This is the MDF base that Alex routed for the battery module.

 This image shows how the lithium ion battery fits snuggly into the frame.  There is a PIR motion detector in the small rectangular compartment on the right.

 All electrical connections, circuit boards, and wires must be shoved into the base before the sandblasted acrylic can be bolted into place.  When all of the sensors were attached this was nearly impossible to close.  We tried to shorten some of the wires and screw extenders would be helpful.  It may also be possible to make the frame thicker or lose some of the sides so that there is a little more room for the wires.

Sensing Modules:

 These are the snapping mechanisms that we used to keep the suction cups on the modules.

 This is the base that is different from the battery module.  The suction cup is below the center.  There are acrylic holders for the servos on each of the three arms.

This shows the servos in place with the bobbins attached.  The bobbins are made of acrylic and have fishing line wound around them.

This is an image of the transmitting/receiving module all assembled.  The fishing line from the bobbins is tied through holes on the top of the face.  Holes were laser cut out of the acrylic for the fishing line to come through.  When the servo turns the bobbin either lets out or takes in some of the fishing line so that the top face will move according to the instructions that the servos are receiving.  Many of the faces have holes laser cut in them so that fiber optics could be threaded through to create interesting effects with the LEDs that were in the face.