Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 35

PROJECTS MY KEEPON HACK

My Franken-Keepon

Written by Marek Michalowski with Kyle Machulis, Mark Gasson, and Thiago Hersan

Gregory Hayes

It’s alive! Hack your My Keepon toy into a low-cost animatronic puppet with many of the same functions as Keepon Pro.

TIME: UNDER 1 HOUR COST: $75

MATERIALS

» My Keepon toy

» Arduino Nano V3.0 without header pins

» Cable, USB A to Mini-B

» Cable, 4-wire ribbon, 10"

» AC adapter for My Keepon, 12V 1.5A, 3.5mm OD, ...