Step 4 – Attaching the head

Let's face it. A robot just isn't a robot unless it has a face of some sort (with apologies to R2D2). In this step, we will attach the parts to build the head and face of T.A.R.A.S.

According to Rodney Brooks, founder of Rethink Robotics, robots do not have faces just to make them friendly. Faces on robots are used as visual cues for humans to pick up on. For example, if a robot moves its head in a certain direction, we can safely assume that the robot is analyzing something in that direction. When we move the head of T.A.R.A.S, we are giving cues to those around us that T.A.R.A.S is looking that way.

The following is a photo of the parts needed to complete the head:

We will now assemble the head of T.A.R.A.S. ...

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