Talking Hat
A graduation cap that guesses which Dyson School tutor you're thinking of.
Nod or shake your head to answer. A gyroscope reads you, a servo moves the mouth in time with the audio, and the tassel celebrates (or strops) at the end.
A gyroscope reads every nod and shake.
A DC motor spins it to celebrate, or to strop.
Bela and Arduino talking to each other, plus the speaker.
- Brief
- Guess which of the Dyson School's teaching staff you're thinking of, from nods and shakes alone.
- Role
- Built with Judy Chourbaji: mechanism, electronics, and the Bela and Arduino code.
- Outcome
- 80 unique interactions across more than 150 decision points.
150+
decision points
39
tutors to guess
I guess now it's time for me to give up.
- 01
Ask
It asks yes or no questions out loud.
- 02
Read
The gyroscope turns head movement into an answer.
- 03
Decide
Over 1700 lines of Arduino walk a tree of 150+ decisions.
- 04
Perform
Printed, calibrated and timed so the mouth moves with the words.